Re: Rename an upload

On Wednesday 11 December 2002 17:30, Steve Jackson wrote: > I'm trying to rename an uploaded file with the value of a select I have > in the uploaded form. Can someone point me in the right direction. The > PHP.net rename manual isn't helping a lot? My code: What is the problem? > //eshop_upload.php > <?php > // Upload the picture to the selected directory and rename the file as > the category number. > if (is_uploaded_file($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'])) > { > > > copy($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'],"http://www.violasystems.c > om/images/"); You've copied the uploaded file to another directory ... > rename("($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'])", > "$category"); ... but now you're renaming the [temporary] uploaded file? Shouldn't you be renaming the above copied file? In fact you should be able to do it in a single step by copying the uploaded file to its new destination and new filename. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* Age before beauty; and pearls before swine. -- Dorothy Parker */