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How to Create a Custom File Input with jQuery, CSS3 and PHP

We all know that file inputs are very limited in terms of customization and while there are many convoluted plugins with dozens of fallbacks that let you customize them, it's still a challenge sometimes to get it working. This tutorial will guide you through the process of building a jQuery plugin to replace that ugly looking input with support for multiple files and a simple fallback for old browsers, ahem, IE9-8.

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