quick upload issue

[Anon]

Hi Guys, a quick one...

Im uploading files to file storage and placing the details into the database. Filename, filetype etc.

Just so that no two files of the same filename can be added to the filestorage, I am renaming the file upon submission. The new file will now consist of the module they are submitting to AND add a timestamp. For example: - builder.doc after submission is converted to computing-100312323.

My problem is that word documents and all non-html files now loose their extensions and my browser recgnises them as text files!

Any suggestions as to how to tweak my code to stop this?

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$timestamp = time();
$filedir = "/program files/apache group/apache/htdocs/sis/primary/final/files/work/";
$filenamenew = strtolower(str_replace(" ", "", $module_title)) . "-" . $timestamp;

$filestore = $filedir . $filenamenew;

[Anon]

I'm not really sure how to do, but can't you "chop" the filename and pull out the extension, and add it back to the filename after changing the name?

[Anon]

Hi, not completely clear as to what you suggest. The system that ive developed allows users to upload files. The administrator is then able to pull the files back via the same web interface. Unfortunately, the 'file type' is being lost upon submission. This is my problem.

Any more suggestions?