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tolearn
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May 3, 2006, 2:52 AM

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renaming file while upload	Can't Post

Hi

I have to upload an image file to a file server using php.

While uploading the file has to be renamed.

How to rename a file in php while uploading?

ysawant
Novice

Jul 16, 2007, 2:54 AM

Post #2 of 4 (16816 views)

Re: [tolearn] renaming file while upload [In reply to]	Can't Post

first upload the file to the server and then rename it

cheers

yogesh

santhosh_89
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May 4, 2009, 12:59 AM

Post #3 of 4 (14007 views)

Re: [tolearn] renaming file while upload [In reply to]	Can't Post

Hello dear,

When you are uploading a file through file browser,You could have got the actual file name with content from $_FILES["file_3"]["tmp_name"],
Any way you are going to move the file from temporary directory to
your current directory,So you can use new name while using move_uploaded_file.

Example:
my actual file name is :santhosh.txt
In temporary directory you will get some file name: asdhgfha.txt
(it is equal to santhosh.txt)
as following i changed actual file name to abc.txt.

move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file_3"]["tmp_name"],"abc.txt");

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santhosh_89
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May 4, 2009, 1:07 AM

Post #4 of 4 (14005 views)

Re: [tolearn] renaming file while upload [In reply to]	Can't Post

Next way is using rename function.previous way when you are renaming
the file you should have generate the file name dynamically,it should not be a hard coded.Please mind it.It is very important other wise will be losing your data,, I gave simple example,Butter you can generate new algorithm to maintain the unique file name,,,,,,,,

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