Apache Commons File Upload Example

/*
 *   REFERENCE:
 *   http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2422468/how-to-upload-files-to-server-using-jsp-servlet/2424824#2424824
 *
 */

List<FileItem> items = new ServletFileUpload(new DiskFileItemFactory()).parseRequest(request);

for (FileItem item : items) {

     if (item.isFormField()) {


     }else{ // Process the form file field (input type="file")

    String fileName = FilenameUtils.getName(item.getName());

    System.out.println("Filename -> " + fileName);

    String realPath = getServletContext().getRealPath("/");

    File file = new File(realPath+"/uploadFolder");

    file.mkdir();

    String prefix = FilenameUtils.getBaseName(fileName) + "_";

    String suffix = "." + FilenameUtils.getExtension(fileName);

    // Prepare filename prefix and suffix for an unique filename in upload folder.

    File tempFile = File.createTempFile(prefix, suffix,file);

    System.out.println("tempFile -> "+tempFile);

    item.write(tempFile); // File uploaded to "uploadFolder" in Web Server(Not database)

    // Save the File path(String) to Database now.

   }
}