2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/request/interface.php b/phpBB/includes/request/interface.php
index afd53002e3..741db35917 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/request/interface.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/request/interface.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ interface phpbb_request_interface
 	const REQUEST = 2;
 	const COOKIE = 3;
 	const SERVER = 4;
+	const FILES = 5;
 	/**#@-*/
 
 	/**
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/request/request.php b/phpBB/includes/request/request.php
index a06fc0d85d..ae3c526d89 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/request/request.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/request/request.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class phpbb_request implements phpbb_request_interface
 		phpbb_request_interface::REQUEST => '_REQUEST',
 		phpbb_request_interface::COOKIE => '_COOKIE',
 		phpbb_request_interface::SERVER => '_SERVER',
+		phpbb_request_interface::FILES => '_FILES',
 	);
 
 	/**
@@ -269,6 +270,19 @@ class phpbb_request implements phpbb_request_interface
 	}
 
 	/**
+	* Shortcut method to retrieve $_FILES variables
+	*
+	* @param string $form_name The name of the file input form element
+	*
+	* @return array The uploaded file's information or an empty array if the
+	* variable does not exist in _FILES.
+	*/
+	public function file($form_name)
+	{
+		return $this->variable($form_name, array('name' => 'none'), false, phpbb_request_interface::FILES);
+	}
+
+	/**
 	* Checks whether a certain variable was sent via POST.
 	* To make sure that a request was sent using POST you should call this function
 	* on at least one variable.