note 62031 added to function.basename

works on windows and linux, faster/easier than amitabh's... <?php $basename = preg_replace( '/^.+[\\\\\\/]/', '', $filename ); // Optional; change any non letter, hyphen, or period to an underscore. $sterile_filename = preg_replace( "/[^\w\.-]+/", "_", $basename ); ?> ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 71.11.196.181 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.basename.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+62031 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+62031&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+62031&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+62031&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+62031&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+62031&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+62031&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+62031&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+62031&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php