Re: Image Upload, renaming question

Thx Richard, I would like the files to all be dumped into one directory, each with a unique name. Then I will create a path and store that in the db. Thx for the ideas, I will check them out and get back to youvia this thread. Cheers Joe:) "Richard Lynch" <ceo@l-i-e.com> wrote in message news:200111160017.SAA08531@mail.developersfoundry.com... > Joe Van Meer wrote: > > > Hi there, I have an upload form on my website that works great, however I > > have come to a roadblock...how the heck do I rename the copied file? > > Everytime I upload an image it overwrites the old one with the new. The > > code below uploads the file and displays the following: > > > > Your photo has been uploaded successfully. > > Size of Image in Bytes: 36315 > > Image Type: image/pjpeg > > File exists on server. > > /rotatingimages/C:\PHP\uploadtemp\php12D.tmp <-- I notice that this is a > > temporary name > > If two files were being uploaded at once, you'd get two different names... > > But it's entirely up to *YOU* to decide where to copy the file to. Maybe > you'd *WANT* to replace files as they were uploaded. > > I tend to use the user's filename and preg_replace() to get rid of > everything except a-zA-Z._- and then checking where I'm copying to tack on > 1, 2, 3, ... until I find a new filename that's not in use. > > You should also start using http://php.net/move_uploaded_file > instead of > copy or whatever you are doing. > > -- > Like music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm >