Upload File in MVC and create a link to Download the the file - asp.net-mvc

Question

I have created this code for upload file. But it does not upload any file in the App_Data/Uploads folder i have created.
Here is the code>>
In view>>
<form action="~/Views/Home/_SaveUpdate" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<label for="file1">Filename:</label>
<input type="file" name="files" id="file1" />
<label for="file2">Filename:</label>
<input type="file" name="files" id="file2" />
<input type="submit" />
</form>
And this my Handler>>
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Index(IEnumerable<HttpPostedFileBase> files)
{
foreach (var file in files)
{
if (file.ContentLength > 0)
{
var fileName = Path.GetFileName(file.FileName);
var path = Path.Combine(HttpContext.Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/Uploads"), fileName);
file.SaveAs(path);
}
}
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
Please tell me what more needs to be done. Also, how to generate the Link to download the file.

Answer 1

First, the action of the form now points to ~/Views/Home/_SaveUpdate while this should be /Home/Index based on your post-Action.
Second, make sure that you have created an Upload folder inside your App_Data folder.
This should take care of the upload problem.
View:
<form action="/Home/Index" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<label for="file1">Filename:</label>
<input type="file" name="files" id="file1" />
<label for="file2">Filename:</label>
<input type="file" name="files" id="file2" />
<input type="submit" />
</form>
If you want to display download links to all uploaded files, you should store the images in a different folder than App_Data. The App_Data folder is not directly accessible due to security reasons.
A good example to show the files in a directory can be found here

Answer 2

I took your code and made just a few changes to test it.. and it worked.
For my tests i just changed the name of the action.
Are you sure your form Action is correct?
<form action="~/Views/Home/_SaveUpdate"
because it doesn't match with the name of your handler:
public ActionResult Index(IEnumerable ....
My test:
Make sure your Upload folder exist or you'll get an exception.
The Handler:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult FileUploadPost(IEnumerable<HttpPostedFileBase> files)
{
foreach (var file in files)
{
if (file.ContentLength > 0)
{
var fileName = Path.GetFileName(file.FileName);
var path = Path.Combine(HttpContext.Server.MapPath("~/Uploads"), fileName);
file.SaveAs(path);
}
}
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
The View:
<form action="FileUploadPost" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<label for="file1">Filename1:</label>
<input type="file" name="files" id="file1" />
<label for="file2">Filename2:</label>
<input type="file" name="files" id="file2" />
<input type="submit" />
</form>