wordpress custom meta upload for post and/or taxonomy question

wp-custom-image-upload.php

<?php

/*
  thnx for the help, EAL
*/


    // acceptable file types
    $supportedTypes = array('image/jpeg','image/gif','image/png','image/bmp','image/tiff');  

    for ( $i = 1; $i < 4; $i++ ) {
      if ( !empty($_FILES['bocoup-work-secondary-images-' . $i]['name']) ) {
        $uploadCheck = wp_check_filetype(basename($_FILES['bocoup-work-secondary-images-' . $i]['name']));
        $uploadType = $uploadCheck['type'];
         
        if(in_array($uploadType, $supportedTypes)) {
  
          $mediaAttachment = media_handle_upload( ('bocoup-work-secondary-images-' . $i), $post_id );
   
          if(isset($mediaAttachment['error']) && $mediaAttachment['error'] != 0) {
            wp_die('There was an error uploading your file ' . $mediaAttachment['error']);
          } 
          else {
            // upload as attachment
            add_post_meta($post_id, 'bocoup-work-secondary-images-' . $i, $mediaAttachment);
            update_post_meta($post_id, 'bocoup-work-secondary-images-' . $i, $mediaAttachment);     
          }
                    
          
          $upload = '';
          $uploadType = '';
  
        } 
        else {
          wp_die("Error: The upload file type must be in JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP or TIFF.");
        } 
      }
    }

?>

this may be the ticket https://gist.github.com/hissy/7352933

media_handle_upload() is in your future. wp_upload_bits() upload files but won't create an attachment object, media_handle_upload() will.

thaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks babe