I was recently working on some file upload programs.  I found a few file uploaders that could easily be integrated.  Though, none were very user friendly.  What I wanted was a very easy, point and click uploader.  One similar to the basic form file upload where you click the browse button and search the computer.  Every file uploader I looked into was much more advanced.  They would give users a broad range of file upload and edit capabilities.  In my experience, the more easy to use a program is, the more your customers will appreciate it.  Finally, I ran into a solution that worked.  In A Flash Uploader by Verner Studio was the perfect solution.  It is a small Flash generated file uploader which runs on PHP.  The script is highly customizable.  Though, as with most free versions, it does display the In A Flash logo.  I was able to install and configure the uploader within minutes.  The really nice feature, is that you can tell it what script to process after the upload.  So, I went ahead and created several different scripts to handle different upload types – music, images, etc.  This way my systems could properly modify the files and organize them.  If you are looking for an easy to use uploader, then I highly recommend In A Flash.  It will give you a easy to use interface, plus some of the following benefits:

• Progress bar – See the progress of the file as it uploads.
• Ability to limit file uploads to specified file extensions.
• Ability to customize text and colors
• Ability to customize the call back script
• Easy debugging capabilities
• Did I mention it was easy to install and, most importantly,  use?

I have only run into one small bug.  When uploading large files – 5MB or more – the upload progress bar does not show up.  It shows the uploading text, so you know it is in progress, however you do not get the percentages.  This may be a configuration issue on my end, but I am not sure yet.

If you are looking for a file uploader, be sure to check out In A Flash.