# FileUpload

Processes file uploads from the request

## Method Signature

```
FileUpload(destination=[string], filefield=[string], accept=[string], nameconflict=[string], strict=[boolean], allowedExtensions=[string])
```

### Arguments

| Argument            | Type      | Required | Description                                                                                    | Default |
| ------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `destination`       | `string`  | `true`   | The destination directory for the uploaded files.                                              |         |
| `filefield`         | `string`  | `false`  | The name of the file field to process.                                                         |         |
| `accept`            | `string`  | `false`  | The accepted MIME types for the uploaded files.                                                |         |
| `nameconflict`      | `string`  | `false`  | The action to take when a file with the same name already exists in the destination directory. | `error` |
| `strict`            | `boolean` | `false`  | Whether to strictly enforce the system specified upload security settings.                     | `true`  |
| `allowedExtensions` | `string`  | `false`  | The allowed file extensions for the uploaded files.                                            |         |

## Examples

## Related

* [FileUploadAll](/boxlang-framework/modularity/web-support/reference/built-in-functions/web/fileuploadall.md)
* [Forward](/boxlang-framework/modularity/web-support/reference/built-in-functions/web/forward.md)
* [GetHTTPRequestData](/boxlang-framework/modularity/web-support/reference/built-in-functions/web/gethttprequestdata.md)
* [GetHTTPTimeString](/boxlang-framework/modularity/web-support/reference/built-in-functions/web/gethttptimestring.md)
* [GetPageContext](/boxlang-framework/modularity/web-support/reference/built-in-functions/web/getpagecontext.md)
* [HtmlFooter](/boxlang-framework/modularity/web-support/reference/built-in-functions/web/htmlfooter.md)
* [HtmlHead](/boxlang-framework/modularity/web-support/reference/built-in-functions/web/htmlhead.md)
* [Location](/boxlang-framework/modularity/web-support/reference/built-in-functions/web/location.md)
* [SetEncoding](/boxlang-framework/modularity/web-support/reference/built-in-functions/web/setencoding.md)


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