altering name of uploaded file

[garydt]

I have a site that lets users uploads photos. I want to add on the user's username to the filename incase another user uploads the same filename.

$smallpics = './smallpics/'.$_FILES['file']['name'].'$user'; 

  $user is the username.  it doesn't work as it takes it as a new directory.

What can i do?

Thanks alot.

[Harley1979]

Try this...

 

// image path
$smallpics = "../smallpics/";

// image name
$user = "user name";

// move temporary file to desired path and rename
move_uploaded_files($_FILES['file']['name'], $smallpics.$user);

[redarrow]

i am sure adding the var user to the end off the upload will work

 

example ok.

<?php
// In PHP versions earlier than 4.1.0, $HTTP_POST_FILES should be used instead
// of $_FILES.

$uploaddir = '/var/www/uploads/';
$uploadfile = $uploaddir . basename($_FILES['userfile']['name']);

echo '<pre>';
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], $user)) {
   echo "File is valid, and was successfully uploaded.\n";
} else {
   echo "Possible file upload attack!\n";
}

echo 'Here is some more debugging info:';
print_r($_FILES);

print "</pre>";

?> 

[garydt]

Thanks

It just added the username to the end of the filename, eg  pic1.jpgtim

 

Iff the uploaded filename is  'pic1.jpg' and the username is 'tim32' then i want the filename to become 'pic1tim32.jpg'

 

[garydt]

I've now got-

$smallpics = './smallpics/'.$user.$_FILES['file']['name'];

which puts the username in front of the filename which i'm happy with.

 

However when it moves the uploaded file from temporary server into the final destinatiomn it stiill keeps original name which i don't want. i got-

move_uploaded_file($user.$fieldname['tmp_name'], $uploadFilename);

  but it doesn't work.

[garydt]

Can someone help?

[garydt]

i put

$fieldname = ($user.$_FILES['file']);

$user is garydt and the filename is gary.jpg.  i want it to become - garydtgary.jpg

When i echo $fieldname i get-

garydtArray

 

move_uploaded_file($fieldname['tmp_name'], $uploadFilename);

When i echo $uploadFilename i get -

./uploads/garydtg

 

what happens to the filename? it should be-

./uploads/garydtgary.jpg

 

[Salis]

I've been playing around with this a little and I think this may help you.

NOTE: I've pulled this out in a few minutes. I've test it and it seems to work on my server! I also don't use preg_match very often, but I'm sure some one can clean this up a bit. 

 

<?php
$Save_Location = "./smallpics/";
$Image_Name = $_FILES['file']['name'];

preg_match("/([-_.a-z0-9]*)(.jpg|.gif|.png)/i", $Image_Name, $Matches);
$Save_Image_To = $Save_Location . $Matches[1] . "_" . $user . $Matches[2];

move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], $Save_Image_To);
?>

 

The idea here is to isolate the file extension. Since you're uploading image we'll look for the common (*.jpg, *.gif and *.png) You can add more to. Once we find the file extension we simply add the user name after the filename then add the file extension.

 

Again, I am not the best with preg_match but this DOES WORK ON MY SERVER! But I know some one can touch this up.

 

[corillo181]

i think a easier answer should be given..

after you done with the picture and you are ready to save it..

 

if you are using your username as a session variable just add the username $_SESSION['username'].$filenameblahblahblah

[garydt]

I'm still having trouble.

i've tried-

move_uploaded_file($fieldname['tmp_name'].$user, $uploadFilename);

and i get - file.jpggarydt        $user is garydt

how do i get $user as part of filename before it is saved?

[per1os]

www.php.net/basename

 

<?php

$new_name = basename($fieldname['tmp_name'], '.jpg');
$new_name = $new_name . $user . ".jpg";
move_uploaded_file($new_name, $uploadFilename);

 

Something like that would work.

[Zane]

$theFile = pathinfo($_FILES['userfile']['name']);

$new_name = basename($theFile['basename'], $theFile['extension']);
$new_name .= $user . $theFile['extension'];
move_uploaded_file($_FILES["magfile"]["tmp_name"], $new_name);