File uploads have always been tricky, and handling them gracefully and painless is a challenging task. Avoid duplicates, handle removal and replacing without leaving orphan files somewhere in the database or on the server, showing a nice interface to the user, avoiding the ugly standard grey upload button … a lot of things need to be taken into account when working with file uploads. Luckily, Symfony has some great mechanisms which allow easing the task. In this tutorial I will be describing how I handle multiple file uploads using doctrine events and collection type form fields. Read More