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PHP

Posted by giorgi mesturmanidze
giorgi mesturmanidze
Courses Plus Student 1,356 Points

rename file name before uploading to server.

hello guys, here is my code. i want to change the file name of the images that users upload, and make them the same value as their name.

<?php
$target_dir = "uploads/";
$target_file = $target_dir . basename($_FILES["fileToUpload"]["name"]);
$uploadOk = 1;
$imageFileType = pathinfo($target_file,PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
?>

1 Answer

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points
Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

Hi ,

PHP has a built in function called move-uploaded-file which allows you to target the temporary file uploaded on the server and move it to a new location along with a new name.

Example
<?php

$target_dir = "uploads/";
$target_file = $target_dir .  date('d_m_Y_H_i_s') . '_'. $_FILES["fileToUpload"]["name"];
$uploadOk = 1;
$imageFileType = pathinfo($target_file, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);

// Move the file
move_uploaded_file($_FILES["fileToUpload"]["tmp_name"], $target_file);