using preg_match

[Vidya_tr]

I'm trying to use preg_match to split a file name into it's components. For example, if the filename is  "sample.flv" I'd like "sample" to be set to $stem and "flv" set to $extension. I've tried using a preg_match function below, but doesn't seem to work as I expect. Can anyone fix it?

 

<?php

 

$name = $_FILES['user_file1']['name'];

$name = strtolower($name);

 

preg_match('/^(.*)(\..*)?$/', $name, $matches);

 

$stem = $matches[1];

$extension = $matches[2];

 

?>

 

I am getting value of $stem as 'sample.flv' and nothing in $extension.

 

[vbnullchar]

try this http://php.net/pathinfo

[Ayon]

what I've found as the easiest way for getting the extension of a file is using

end(explode(".",filename.php));