diff --git a/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php b/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
index 0853c7d..4c4f885 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
+++ b/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
@@ -539,6 +539,8 @@ abstract class DrupalTestCase {
         E_USER_WARNING => 'User warning',
         E_USER_NOTICE => 'User notice',
         E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR => 'Recoverable error',
+        E_DEPRECATED => 'Deprecated',
+        E_USER_DEPRECATED => 'User deprecated',
       );
 
       $backtrace = debug_backtrace();
@@ -2042,7 +2044,12 @@ class DrupalWebTestCase extends DrupalTestCase {
             foreach ($upload as $key => $file) {
               $file = drupal_realpath($file);
               if ($file && is_file($file)) {
-                $post[$key] = '@' . $file;
+                if (class_exists('CurlFile')) {
+                  $post[$key] = curl_file_create($file);
+                }
+                else {
+                  $post[$key] = '@' . $file;
+                }
               }
             }
           }