---
name: "WebCommon.allowFileUploads"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/WebCommon.allowFileUploads"
---

# WebCommon.allowFileUploads(3kaya)

Allow file uploads

## NAME

WebCommon::allowFileUploads - Allow file uploads

## SYNOPSIS

**Void allowFileUploads(** **)**

## DESCRIPTION

This function must be called from a webapp or CGI program's **webconfig**  function to have any effect. It enables handling of user-uploaded files. If it is not called, HTTP POSTs with a content type of "multipart/form-data" (the type required for file uploads) will be treated as an unrecognised POST content type, and the POST data will be ignored.

This is a security feature to avoid all webapps needing to use **WebCommon.setKayaUploadDir (3kaya)** even if they never need to handle files. If you do need file upload support and so use this function, you **must** also set a temporary upload directory.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**WebCommon.setKayaUploadDir (3kaya)**