Changing name of uploaded file in php

Question

I am using the code bellow to upload a file using php and inserting file name into database. Actually I want to rename of file on uploading and want to insert new renamed name into database. I know how to insert name into database but I don't know how to rename uploaded file name. Please help. I am using code bellow:

$target = "uploads/"; 
$target = $target . basename( $_FILES['uploaded']['name']); 

move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploaded']['tmp_name'], $target);
$add_file = $_FILES['uploaded']['name'];

Thank you so much..

nmauel · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-25 09:18:11Z

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Is this what you are looking for?

<?php
    rename("/tmp/uploaded_file.txt", "/home/user/login/uploaded/67A7466B576.txt");
?>

So new code will be:

$target = "uploads/"; 
$target = $target . basename( $_FILES['uploaded']['name']); 
rename($_FILES['uploaded']['tmp_name'], $target);
$add_file_to_db = $target;

edited Apr 25, 2013 at 9:18

answered Apr 25, 2013 at 9:12

nmauel

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Sonu Ahmad Over a year ago

I want to insert renamed name into database so what variable I will use to insert into database ? $add_file_to_db ?

Vijaya Pandey · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-25 09:20:49Z

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This might be helpful for you:

$uploaded_file = time()."__".$_FILES['uploaded']['name'];

This simply adds time before the name of the file.

Example:

If I uploaded the AnalysisReport.doc file, then it simply becomes like 1354173106__AnalysisReport.doc

edited Apr 25, 2013 at 9:20

answered Apr 25, 2013 at 9:14

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