Changing file name on upload

[Drongo_III]

Hi guys

 

Still learning php and have what is probably quite a newbie question!

 

I have an upload script (below) that uploads images but I can't work out how to change the name of the file before it's moved from it's temporary location to the 'uploads' directory. I've tried a few things but nothing seems to work and I'm a bit stuck.

 

The ultimate goal is to time stamp the new image name so that it will be unique but the first step is to figure out how to change the name.

 

Any help would be much appreciated!

 

Thanks,

 

Drongo

 

The script I'm using is as follows:

 

if ((($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/gif")
|| ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/jpeg")
|| ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/pjpeg"))
&& ($_FILES["file"]["size"] < 200000000))
  {
  if ($_FILES["file"]["error"] > 0)
    {
    echo "Return Code: " . $_FILES["file"]["error"] . "<br />";
    }
  else
    {
    echo "Upload: " . $_FILES["file"]["name"] . "<br />";
    echo "Type: " . $_FILES["file"]["type"] . "<br />";
    echo "Size: " . ($_FILES["file"]["size"] / 1024) . " Kb<br />";
    echo "Temp file: " . $_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"] . "<br />";

    if (file_exists("upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]))
      {
      echo $_FILES["file"]["name"] . " already exists. ";
      }
    else
      {
      move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"],
      "upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);
      echo "Stored in: " . "upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"];

      }
    }
  }
else
  {
  echo "Invalid file";
  }

 

[Fadion]

Instead of $_FILES['file']['name'], you can use whatever you want. Take this example:

 

<?php
$file = $_FILES['file']['name'];

//get the file extension, we'll need it to construct the new filename
$ext = pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);

$new_filename = "any_filename_you_want.$ext";
?>

[Drongo_III]

Hi Guilty

 

Thanks for such a quick reply.

 

Sorry to labour the point. I've incorporated your code into mine. Is what I've done correct? It works fine but I want to be sure I'm doing it the right way.

 

<?php



if ((($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/gif")
|| ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/jpeg")
|| ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/pjpeg"))
&& ($_FILES["file"]["size"] < 200000000))
  {
  


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

//get the file extension, we'll need it to construct the new filename
$ext = pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);

$new_filename = "any_filename_you_want2222332.$ext";


      move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"],
      "upload/" . $new_filename);
      echo "Stored in: " . "upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"];


      }

else
  {
  echo "Invalid file";
  }








// ############ THIS IS THE DATABASE PART ###############



$title = $_POST['title'];

$body = $_POST['body'];



$con = mysql_connect("localhost","zzzzzzzz_testing","RB.x;)c*=a4z");
if (!$con)
  {
  die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
  }

// Create table

mysql_select_db("zzzzzzzz_newtest", $con);



mysql_query("INSERT INTO page_stuff (body_text, title, image)
VALUES ( '$body', '$title', '$image_name')");


mysql_close($con);




?> 

 

 

 

Instead of $_FILES['file']['name'], you can use whatever you want. Take this example:

 

<?php
$file = $_FILES['file']['name'];

//get the file extension, we'll need it to construct the new filename
$ext = pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);

$new_filename = "any_filename_you_want.$ext";
?>

[Fadion]

Exactly! Just that this part:

<?php
move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], "upload/" . $new_filename);
echo "Stored in: " . "upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"];
?>

 

could be put in a conditional, so that you know if the upload works:

<?php
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], "upload/" . $new_filename)) {
     echo 'Stored in: upload/' . $new_filename;
} else {
     echo 'An error occurred while uploading.';
}
?>

[Drongo_III]

Fabulous! Thank you so much for your help! It all makes a lot more sense now

 

 

Exactly! Just that this part:

<?php
move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], "upload/" . $new_filename);
echo "Stored in: " . "upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"];
?>

 

could be put in a conditional, so that you know if the upload works:

<?php
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], "upload/" . $new_filename)) {
     echo 'Stored in: upload/' . $new_filename;
} else {
     echo 'An error occurred while uploading.';
}
?>