File Import

Right Im not sure if I have placed this in the right area, but the problem that
I have is that I am trying to create an insert record form on my website.
However one of the fields holds a lot of detail and currently I am limited to
cutting and pasting the required text into the textarea before inserting the
record. What I would however like to do is use a file field to allow any user
to select a file, I would then like the contents of the file to be imported
into a textarea/ktml area. I am currently using a combination of MySQl and PhP
but was wondering if there was an easy way to implement a soloution to my
problem in dreamweaver or an extension. Ive looked but cant find exactly what
im looking for. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers