Where can you learn the PHP basics to store images from $_FILES in a variable and then display them as images?

To store images from $_FILES in a variable and display them as images in PHP, you need to first upload the image to a directory on your server, then store the file path in a variable, and finally use that variable to display the image on a webpage. 

<?php
// Check if the form was submitted
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST" && isset($_FILES["image"])) {
    // Define the directory where the uploaded images will be stored
    $target_dir = "uploads/";
    
    // Get the file name and create a file path
    $target_file = $target_dir . basename($_FILES["image"]["name"]);
    
    // Move the uploaded file to the target directory
    move_uploaded_file($_FILES["image"]["tmp_name"], $target_file);
    
    // Display the uploaded image
    echo '<img src="' . $target_file . '" alt="Uploaded Image">';
}
?>

<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <input type="file" name="image">
    <input type="submit" value="Upload Image">
</form>

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