Getting the file name in an upload

[Anon]

I'm uploading file to my database through a PHP form, however I'd like the file name to be stored to the database. For example, if I was uploading C:\images\image.gif I want to take the name image.gif and store it in the db. Any idea on how to do this? Thanks!

[Anon]

When you upload an image through a form your html will contain a line such as

<input type='file' name='img1' ... >

When the image is uploaded to the server it sits in a temporary file which is set in your php.ini file and the name of the file is stored in the variable $image_name.

So if your uploaded image has the name picture.gif then on the server $image_name will correspond to picture.gif

Hope this helps

Paul