PHP upload - rename uploaded file

[smilesinblues]

Hi,
I have to allow my visitors to upload image on my site.

I am using the follwoing code to do that:

$uploaddir = 'admin/';
$uploadfile = $uploaddir . basename($_FILES['userfile']['name']);
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile);

My problem is that I expect them to use same file name, like all of
them will be uploading files like, comments.rtf. So if there is already
one comments.rtf the file will get overwriten... so the challenge is to
rename the files to username-filename.rtf

can anybody here will take the pain to modify this code, I will be
thankful, or please guide to me some tutorial where they are dealing
with simple code and not with advanced classes.
Thank you in advane

Regards,
Jaunty Edward

[John Wellesz]

On 14 déc. 2004, Sir sm***********@hotpop.com claimed in
news:11**********************@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com:

Hi,
I have to allow my visitors to upload image on my site.

I am using the follwoing code to do that:

$uploaddir = 'admin/';
$uploadfile = $uploaddir . basename($_FILES['userfile']['name']);
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile);

My problem is that I expect them to use same file name, like all of
them will be uploading files like, comments.rtf. So if there is already
one comments.rtf the file will get overwriten... so the challenge is to
rename the files to username-filename.rtf

In your code there is a line where you are storing the real name of the
file in $uploadfile (that you should have named $uploadedfile), so the
action you have to take is on that line...

You should learn to program in PHP, this is a very easy language, and the
better way to learn is to read the PHP manual from the very beginning at
http://www.php.net.

Good luck.

[smilesinblues]

Hi,
I fixed it with someone's help, now next problem is I am using
($_FILES['userfile']['type'] == "image/gif") to check if the file is
gif, its working but if I change the mime type to jpeg or png or
anything else its not working.

i took the mime types from http://www.sfsu.edu/training/mimetype.htm

so if I use $_FILES['userfile']['type'] == "image/png" it does'nt work
not with jpeg and jpg also I don't know what to do.

Please help

[Daniel Tryba]

sm***********@hotpop.com wrote:

I fixed it with someone's help, now next problem is I am using
($_FILES['userfile']['type'] == "image/gif") to check if the file is
gif, its working but if I change the mime type to jpeg or png or
anything else its not working.

i took the mime types from http://www.sfsu.edu/training/mimetype.htm

so if I use $_FILES['userfile']['type'] == "image/png" it does'nt work
not with jpeg and jpg also I don't know what to do.

This is really basic stuff you are asking here. You should lookup the
logical operators in the manual:

if($a || $b)
{
echo '$a and/or $b is true';
}
else
{
echo 'neither $a or $b were true';
}

[smilesinblues]

Oh,
you are getting me wrong. I am not asking for if else loop or anything,
what i am talking about is only one file type.

if I use only gif it works, if I only use jpeg or png it does'nt.

SO the question is not if else, I only want to use one mime type, I
will handle the rest.

Thanks.

[Norman Peelman]

<sm***********@hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...

Oh,
you are getting me wrong. I am not asking for if else loop or anything,
what i am talking about is only one file type.

if I use only gif it works, if I only use jpeg or png it does'nt.

SO the question is not if else, I only want to use one mime type, I
will handle the rest.

Thanks.
Hi,
I fixed it with someone's help, now next problem is I am using
($_FILES['userfile']['type'] == "image/gif") to check if the file is
gif, its working but if I change the mime type to jpeg or png or
anything else its not working.

1) What mime type (file type) doyou want to allow?
2) How are you handling the file if it is not what you want?
3) For testing purposes, try 'echoing' the $_FILES['userfile']['type'] to
the screen to see what it is (and why it isn't working)

Try:

echo "\n\r <!-- INFO: mime type of uploaded file is:
$_FILES[userfile][type] --> \n\r";

This will print in your HTML output, not directly on the screen, so you will
have to 'View Source' from your browser to find it.
Norm
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[smilesinblues]

HI,
thank you Norman, after looking at the echo I realised that the file
type should be image/x-png and not image/png....

Now I will find all extensions with the echo...and then use them in if
else.

Thank you all of you.

Bye

[Norman Peelman]

<sm***********@hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...

HI,
thank you Norman, after looking at the echo I realised that the file
type should be image/x-png and not image/png....

Now I will find all extensions with the echo...and then use them in if
else.

Thank you all of you.

Bye

That mime-type list is incorrect (a least as far as png goes).

Norm
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