File name download error when using space between word

jaldod

I was creating a file upload program using php and mysql,
and when i download the file i got an error because the browser
trying to find the file by using only the first word when its supose
to download a complate file

ex :
file name : read my book.doc ( 2 spaces between word )
the download file only read : read ( with no extension and only
one word )

I'm using IE 6 for my web browser and i'm using phpmyadmin for
my web server

Could any body help me ?? :-(

sdjensen

Show us the code...

The_Chancer

urlencode() the filename before upload....

jaldod

oh okey..this is my code :-)

<?php
include('search.conf.php');

$namefile_name = str_replace(' ', '_', $_FILES['namefile']['name']); 

if($namefile == "" && $author == "" && $keyword == "")
	{
	header ("Location : index.php");
	exit ();
	}	

if($namefile == "")
	{
	echo("No file is save!");
	exit ();
	}
if($author == "")
	{
	echo("Please insert the author name");
	exit ();
	}
if($keyword == "")
	{
	echo("Please insert the keyword");
	exit ();
	}

$query=mysql_query("INSERT INTO tbl_search 
(keyword,namefile,date,author) values 
('$keyword','$namefile_name',NOW(),'$author')");

/***************************
file upload
***************************/
if (copy($namefile,"files/$namefile_name"));
	{
$finish=mysql_query("UPDATE tbl_keyword SET namefile 
='$namefile_name' WHERE id='$id' ");
	echo ("File save<br>");
	unlink($namefile);
	}
exit;
?>

I already done this and every time i uploaded a file that had a space,it will be replcing the space with underscore. But could it done by not changing anything ? So the file name could be the same with the original file name..
thanks be 4 guys.. :-)

sdjensen

Code seems to be ok, I think your problem lies in the way that you download the file again.

Remember to use " around the filename like..

 
print "<a href=\"file with space.doc\">file with spaces</a>";

jaldod

okey sir, thanks 4 your help :-)