note 88607 added to function.file-exists

The code can be used to t a filename that can be used to create a new filename. function generateRandomString($length = 8) { $string = ""; //character that can be used $possible = "0123456789bcdfghjkmnpqrstvwxyz"; for($i=0;$i < $length;$i++) { $char = substr($possible, rand(0, strlen($possible)-1), 1); if (!strstr($string, $char)) { $string .= $char; } } return $string; } function randomFile($folder = '', $extension = '') { $folder = trim($folder); $folder = ($folder == '') ? './' : $folder; //check if directory exist if (!is_dir($folder)){ die('invalid folder given!'); } //generate a filepath $filepath = $folder . "/" . generateRandomString(128) . $extension; //check if that filepath already exist, if it exist if generates again //till if gets one that doesn't exist while(file_exists($filepath)) { $filepath = $folder . "/" . generateRandomString(128) . $extension; } return $filepath; } ---- Server IP: 59.162.86.33 Probable Submitter: 61.17.226.215 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/88607 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88607/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88607/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88607/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88607/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88607/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88607/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88607 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/88607 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php