How do I copy just the file last characters in a URL string?

[maestrodamuz]

Hi ladies and gentlemen..nice to be here.

I have always wondered how I could achieve this.

I have an upload script to upload a file to a server, but I also want a field on a form to capture the file name and extention at the end of the URL string to submit to a database e.g C:/My Documents/Pictures/boy.jpg

I want a field to capture just the boy.jpg part to submit to a datbase.

 

Any help will be useful

[trq]

Firstly.... C:/My Documents/Pictures/boy.jpg is a filesystem path, not a url.

 

Now, to get just the boy.jpg part.

 

echo basename('C:/My Documents/Pictures/boy.jpg');

[Brian W]

get the file name into a string and use it like

$string = basename($filename);
header('location: page.php?file='.$string);

[maestrodamuz]

I am so going to enjoy this place...thank you Thorpe and Brian...let me go try your suggestions.