create directory name based on system date

[ogo796]

hi everyone i upload file each an every day so i want to keep track of how many files i uploade a day by creating new directory everytime when i uploade base on the system date.

example
the new directory must be name according to the system date:


$newdir = "system date";

i want my directory name to look like 30January2007
i will be glad if i can get help.

[code green]

Probably a few methods.
This is a simple example
[PHP]$date = date('dFY');
mkdir('/path/to/directory/'.$date);[/PHP]

[ogo796]

hi thanks it works .but my script does'nt wanna copy files to the directory that have been created.

i have a source file and destination file:
$source = $_FILES['uploaded']['name'];
and
$destfile= "/home/FTP-shared/comp/". basename(
$_FILES['uploaded']['name']) ;

when i try to uploade it tells me that fail to open the stream.
file not copied.

i will be glad if you can give me idea about that.

[code green]

my script does'nt wanna copy files to the directory

Can you describe (with code) how you are trying to do this.

[ogo796]

$Tdate = date('dFY');
$Tdir ="/home/FTP-shared/comp/"; //destination
$source = $_FILES['uploaded']['name'];
echo $Tdir."/".$Tdate."<br/>";
if(file_exists($Tdir."/".$Tdate))
{
copy($source, $Tdir."/".$Tdate."/");
}
else
// check if the directory exist or not

{
mkdir($Tdir."/".$Tdate);
echo"directory has been created !<br/>";
echo $source." in new uploader<br/>";
copy( $source, $Tdate."/".$destfile);
}

[code green]

My understanding is the browser renames the uploaded file 'temp_name'
'name' is the original filename.
So to access the file from the browser you need
[PHP]$_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'];[/PHP]
But I need to revise this subject myself.
Other problems are file permissions and sometimes needing the full path string.
Would move_uploaded_file() be a better option.
copy() is meant for files already in the system

[ogo796]

Hi thank a lot

yes i understand but the problem is i want to keep the original file name i the file that i am uploading.cause the uploaded file i re name and upload them.so i dont want the renamed file in the completed folder. other altenative based of my explanation.

[Markus]

What code green said is correct.

You need to use move_uploaded_file

this wont change the file name:

[php]
move_uploaded_file
($_FILES['uploaded]['tmp_name'],
"path/to/directory/" . $_FILES['uploaded']['name']);
[/php]

Note, please check you use only the needed amount of forward slashes to seperate directories (1); from the looks of it you assign more than this.

[code green]

My point was, I'm not sure you have a choice.
I've only played with this a couple of times, but
to access the file you need to use the $_FILE 'temp_name' or is it 'tmp_name'
The original file name is in the index ['name'].

[Markus]

My point was, I'm not sure you have a choice.
I've only played with this a couple of times, but
to access the file you need to use the $_FILE 'temp_name' or is it 'tmp_name'
The original file name is in the index ['name'].

Preciselly(sp?)

and it's tmp_name

:)

[code green]

Thanks for the help markusn00b

[Markus]

@ogo: Have a look at this tutorial for file upload using php; you could easily intergrate your directory creation into it (this tutorial is alot cleaner than your way of it.)

@code 9f27410725ab8cc8854a2769c7a516b8: no problamo!

[ogo796]

thanks i use the move_uploaded_file it works but it dosen't wanna create the folder again.but i will look at it.
Thanks very much you help me through out this

[Markus]

thanks i use the move_uploaded_file it works but it dosen't wanna create the folder again.but i will look at it.
Thanks very much you help me through out this

Well post up the code you now have (use code tags!) and we'll help you further.