File Upload - Rename File

[Anon]

With a file upload page is it possible to rename the file name to grab an field name from the db?

Say I upload 'file.jpg' and want it to have the idName for a particular entry in the database. I'd like to use an Id so the file gets name 'whateverId.jpg.'

[Anon]

Check this article - it helped me on file uploads

http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/bealers20000904.php3

[Anon]

just use the variable $userfile_name and rename it

[Anon]

If you are using mySQL and you are inserting a record in the database right when you are uploading you can use the mysql_insert_id() function.

<?
// insert into db

$id = mysql_insert_id();
$file_name = $file . $id;
move_uploaded_file ($file, "/path/to/uploaded/$file_rename";
?>

[Anon]

Alright, so I have my SQL INSERT statement and I want to insert this new renamed file into the table and upload it all when I click save. Would I use $file_rename in my INSERT statement.

I'm fairly new to PHP and have only written few scripts. Learning curve 🙂