# How upload file

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-upload-file/168725>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 25, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-upload-file/168725 "2009-05-25T04:47:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![ple\_mazako](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@ple\_mazako](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ple_mazako)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-upload-file/168725/1 "2009-05-25T04:47:49Z")

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Hello,  
i wonder about upload file in rails because i want user can browse the  
file .  
what fuction that i use? and please explain about upload file to me  
because i never do it.  
thank you

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**Author:** ![ple\_mazako](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@ple\_mazako](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ple_mazako)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-upload-file/168725/2 "2009-05-25T14:21:45Z")

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You can use paperclip plugin for this purpose.  
Download the zip from github :

> **[GitHub - thoughtbot/paperclip at master](https://github.com/thoughtbot/paperclip/tree/master)**
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> master

and extract it in your rails applications plugins folder.  
How to use paperclip is given here:  
[http://www.asciicasts.com/episodes/134-paperclip](http://www.asciicasts.com/episodes/134-paperclip)

-Rohan

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**Author:** ![ple\_mazako](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@ple\_mazako](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ple_mazako)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-upload-file/168725/3 "2009-05-26T03:46:08Z")

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thank you so much

2009/5/25 Rohan D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)