file names obscured when uploading

[dangeorge6]

Hi,

 

Not sure if this is a problem with my server or php...I'm using a rudimentary upload script, and some mp3 files work fine.  However, some get uploaded, but the file name becomes cryptic.  For example

 

Sonny and Cher - I Got you babe.mp3

 

becomes

 

SH36PD~F.MP3

 

Here's the basic upload script I use:

 

<?php
if ($_FILES['datafile']['name']) {
$uploaddir = '../mp3s/';
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['datafile']['tmp_name'], $uploaddir . basename($_FILES['datafile']['name']));
echo "SUCCESS";

}
?>

[magic2goodil]

Might be something in your code with the basename function or not using the basename function on the tmp_name part.

 

Play around with it some and I am sure you will figure it out.

[btherl]

basename() doesn't mangle filenames like that.  That sort of mangling is to shrink files down to 8 characters, like on the old dos systems and Windows 95/98.

 

dangeorge, can you see if it only occurs with filenames of a particular length, or containing particular characters?

[dangeorge6]

I figured out that it only happens for files with an apostrophe in the title.  Is there a way I can replace the apostrophe with a php friendly apostrophe?

[Daleeburg]

try this, might work

 

$name = str_replace("'", "\'", $name);

 

 

(k now you can all yell at me for using a str_replace)

[boo_lolly]

I figured out that it only happens for files with an apostrophe in the title.  Is there a way I can replace the apostrophe with a php friendly apostrophe?

 

preg_replace()