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i need to create 1000 folders, 1-1000 but i dont feel like creating it all by hand, is there any loop code that i could use to do this for my web server?

yeah, this works... i was just posting it so everyone could see it.... maybe point out some flaws if they see any.. your the man humpty

for the extensions i just built a simple if statement... i dunno if its safe or w/e but its whati go fo rnow [code] if($FnameExt==$ext_array[0] || $FnameExt==$ext_array[1] || $FnameExt==$ext_array[2] || $FnameExt==$ext_array[3] || $FnameExt==$ext_array[4]){ if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path.'/'.$randomName.".".$FnameExt)) {     echo htmlentities('<a href="http://www.hostmapics.com/"><img src="http://hostmapics.com/'); echo $target_path.'/'.$randomName.".".$FnameExt; echo htmlentities('"></a>'); } else{     echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!"; } } else{ echo "Not a valid file extension"; } [/code] when i get to the directories i am either going to use a database or do a random 1-1000 to pick which folder the image is going in

alright thanks... i was thinking something like that, but i wasnt sure.  i think its the same in JS right?

how would i say: if(stuff==array[0] or array[1] or array[2]){ echo "Stuff is equal too 0,1, and 2"; } haha sounds kind of childish but i cant find it anywhere i can only find &&

alright, thanks a lot that really helped, i'll give you my  code just so you can see it if youd like. [code] <?php $Fname=$_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']; //Function to strip the extension of a filename string function strip_ext($name)   {   $ext = strrchr($name, '.');   if($ext !== false)   {   $name = substr($name, 0, -strlen($ext)); } return $name; } // This will get the extension of the filename $FnameExt= end(explode('.',$Fname)); function createRandomName() {     $chars = "abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz023456789";     srand((double)microtime()*10000000);     $i = 0;     $pass = '' ;     while ($i <= 7) {         $num = rand() % 33;         $tmp = substr($chars, $num, 1);         $pass = $pass . $tmp;         $i++;     }     return $pass; } // Usage $randomName = createRandomName(); //retrieve file name // Where the file is going to be placed $target_path = "images"; /* Add the original filename to our target path.  Result is "uploads/filename.extension" */ $target_path = "images"; $_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name']; if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path.'/'.$randomName.".".$FnameExt)) { //show the user their link     echo htmlentities('<a href="http://www.hostmapics.com/"><img src="http://hostmapics.com/');     echo $target_path.'/'.$randomName.".".$FnameExt;     echo htmlentities('"></a>'); } else{     echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!"; } ?> [/code] heres what i need to work on now: -an extension verification script -use a database or random selection for dir 1-1000 for the images/****/name.ext what else do i need? and should i use classes or should i just do everything on this page like i am now?

alright thanks, i'll try it out tomorrow i really appreciate it :)

didnt work... in order to change the file name, dont i have to store the extension some how first?

i changed it to "basename($_FILES['randomName']..." then changed the rest of the "uploadedfile" to randomName also, but im guessing that doesnt work because it doesnt recognize the file because from the form i named it "uploadedfile" so i need somehow to change it from uploadedfile to a randomName...? maybe thats not what you were saying?

wow sorry, that code wasnt supposed to be in there, it doesnt work with the rename function the way i had it... so pretend that isnt in there please, then help me i will take it out thanks, pat

i've looked all over, but i cant figure out how i would change the file name to a randomly generated name... heres my code so far [code] <?php function createRandomName() {     $chars = "abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz023456789";     srand((double)microtime()*10000000);     $i = 0;     $pass = '' ;     while ($i <= 7) {         $num = rand() % 33;         $tmp = substr($chars, $num, 1);         $pass = $pass . $tmp;         $i++;     }     return $name; } $randomName = createRandomName(); // Where the file is going to be placed $target_path = "images/"; /* Adding the original filename to my target path.  Result is "uploads/filename.extension" */ $target_path = $target_path . basename($_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']); $_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name']; if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {     echo htmlentities('<a href="http://www.hostmapics.com/"><img src="http://hostmapics.com/'); echo $target_path; echo htmlentities('"></a>'); } else{     echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!"; } ?> [/code] incorperate the random name and how to rename the file just uploaded? thanks

alright guys, this is finally what iput down and it works. thanks guys [code] if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {     echo htmlentities('<a href="http://www.hostmapics.com/"><img src="http://hostmapics.com/'); echo $target_path; echo htmlentities('"></a>'); } else{     echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!"; }[/code]

ok haha thanks

well i want it to echo so it says the actual code for the link, not just the unerlined link itself

in PHP how do i echo something so it says the code for a link? i tried but it says unexpected '<' in line 89... :(