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Hi,

I want to make my uploading script resistent against malicious
filenames. I want him to search for an inappropiate character in a given
filename (stored in a variable) and then to print an adequate error message.

Which function shall suit my needs?

Best regards
ji
Aug 27 '05 #1
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Jan Idealny wrote:
Hi,

I want to make my uploading script resistent against malicious
filenames. I want him to search for an inappropiate character in a
given filename (stored in a variable) and then to print an adequate
error message.
Which function shall suit my needs?


preg_match
strpos
etc.
JW

Aug 27 '05 #2

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