# In Cakephp 3.6 I cannot upload an image through a form

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**Created:** [March 12, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/in-cakephp-3-6-i-cannot-upload-an-image-through-a-form/5774 "2019-03-12T12:55:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/in-cakephp-3-6-i-cannot-upload-an-image-through-a-form/5774/13 "2019-03-14T11:00:23Z")

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He does the same thing. But I’ve noticed that it doesn’t get the **event.target.files** so it doesn’t make a `var data = new FormData(this);` but if a `var data = $(this).serialize();` ignoring the file.

```
if(event.target.files) {
      	       var data = new FormData(this);
	       contentType = false;
		processData = false;
	}
	else {
	 	var data = $(this).serialize();
	}
```

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