note 60521 added to function.move-uploaded-file

To nouncad at mayetlite dot com, That function will work fine for files with a 3-character file extension. However, it is worth noting that there are valid, registered file extensions that are longer than 3 characters. For example, a JPEG file can be denoted by *.jpg (and others), but it can also have *.jpeg as a valid extension. Check out http://www.filext.com/ for a good reference of file extensions. The best bet to me would be parsing the uploaded file's name ($_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']) based on the presence of dots. Another wrench in the gears: a file can have dots in the filename. That's easy enough to handle -- just explode() the file name and hope that the last element in the array it gives you is the file extension (you can always validate it if you're so inclined). Then just piece it together in a string accordingly by stepping through the array (don't forget to add those dots back to where they were!), appending a guaranteed unique string of characters (or enumerate it like you were doing, keeping track via a loop), and finally tacking on the file extension. You may have other mechanisms for verifying a file's extension, such as a preg_match on the whole name, using something like "/\\.(gif|jpg|jpeg|png|bmp)$/i" (more can, of course, be added if you so desire) for the most common types of images found on the web. For blindly guaranteeing an uploaded file will be uniquely named, this seems like a fantastic way to go. Enjoy! ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.move-uploaded-file.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+60521 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60521&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60521&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60521&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60521&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60521&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60521&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60521&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+60521&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php