php search file contents

[birdieserver]

hi, ive made a script which searches a files contents for certain words.. for some reason, the file_contents function doesnt work

//sets vars
$files = $_POST['file'];
$h = file_get_contents("$files");

can you tell me why this doesnt work please?

 

[WoodyRoundUp]

of course it does not work.
You will need to use this:

$files = $_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"];
or
$files = $_FILES["file"];
$h = file_get_contents($files);

And in your form tag you will need to have this:

enctype="multipart/form-data