upload script

[cavendano]

I have an upload script that works great except for when a file with special characters is used.

If  eric'sfile.txt is uploaded it will do this  eric\'sfile.txt  is there a way to have it remove the special characters instead?

 

//path to storage
$storage = 'Files';

//path name of file for storage
$uploadfile = "$storage/" . basename( $_FILES['Filedata']['name'] );

//if the file is moved successfully
if ( move_uploaded_file( $_FILES['Filedata']['tmp_name'] , $uploadfile ) ) {
echo( '1 ' . $_FILES['Filedata']['name']);

//file failed to move
}else{
echo( '0');
}

[clanstyles]

you mean the \' ?

The \ is there so it knows not to execute anything. It is there because if ' was placed there it could lead to problems.

[papaface]

http://uk3.php.net/stripslashes

[cavendano]

thanks papaface but what I was asking is if when the file is uploaded as  eric'sfile.txt the script would rename it and call it ericsfile.txt instead...remove any special characters.

[tibberous]

thanks papaface but what I was asking is if when the file is uploaded as  eric'sfile.txt the script would rename it and call it ericsfile.txt instead...remove any special characters.

 

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

$name = str_replace("!", "", $name);

$name = str_replace("@", "", $name);

$name = str_replace("#" "", $name);

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

$name = str_replace("-", "", $name);

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

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

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

 

 

Just keep doing those.

[BlueSkyIS]

^^ LOL. that will be some work!

 

<?
// Remove all but letters and numbers from $string
$new_string = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/", "", $string);
?>

[sign guy]

hey cavendano,  would you mind giving me a hand with my file upload script.  i am very new to all this and just need help getting my server setup to except uploads. I have the basic php page ready for all this http://www.westcoastvinylsigns.com/quote.php now i just need to insert some coding i think?