getting the filename of the file (divide filename away from file extension

[ted_chou12]

for example "html.txt"
I want the "html" part of the filename, does anybody know a easy way to achieve that?
Thanks
Ted.

[taith]

theres prolly an easier way... but this one has always worked wonders for me :-)

[code]
<?
function get_filename($filepath,$extension=4){
$filepath = get_actualfilename($filepath);
$length = strlen($filepath) - $extension;
return substr($filepath,0,$length);
}
?>
[/code]

[ted_chou12]

thanks.

[ted_chou12]

but I think you need to define the function: get_actualfilename... as well, of whcih i dont have...

[taith]

sorry... here ya go...

[code]
<?
function get_actualfilename($string){
if(stristr($string,'?')){
  $pos = strpos($string, "?");
  $string = substr($string, 0, $pos);
}
$string=basename($string);
return $string;
}
?>
[/code]

[ted_chou12]

nope, doesnt work for me :'(

[taith]

you can cut out the whole get_actualfilename() part if your not intending on putting a full url in :)

[ted_chou12]

okay, ill give it a try ;D

[papaface]

[code]list($name, $extension) = explode('.', $filename);[/code]

$name = without extension
$extension = extension

[ted_chou12]

thanks.

[craygo]

can use this
[code]<?php
function get_filename($filename){
$file = substr($filename, 0, strpos($filename, strrchr($filename, ".")));
return $file;
}
echo get_filename("johnny.inc.txt");
?>[/code]

this will get the file name no matter what.
if you have a file johnny.html if will return johnny
if you have a file name johnny.inc.php it will return johnny.inc

Ray

[ted_chou12]

oh, i understand, because some filenames have more than one dot, is that right?
Ted

[craygo]

yes and some file extension are more that 3 characters, not usually but html is one of them.

Ray