get filename from file path

[xydon1]

I am using a form field "file" to get a file to upload. I want to strip out all the path except for the filename and insert that into the database as my file.

Is there a way to do this

[sijis]

I think this should work
(i'm assuming the filename you want is the current file)

basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);

-sijis

[xydon1]

ok but where is my variable if my variable I want to extract is called userfile

basename($userfile['PHP_SELF']);

is that correct?

D

[rgermain]

<? $userFile = basename($_SESSION['PHP_SELF']);?>

[xydon1]

ok great I can get it to work for a unix path but what do I do for a windows path i.e.

C:\Documents and Settings\drabe\Desktop\OnCallMaintenanceTool-QuoteID#136.doc

any ideas?

D

[tom_s]

I'm trying to get the filename of a http_referer. I.E Strip the accompyaning URL and leave index.php.

I know how to get the filename of the current file:

$userFile = basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']); 

But when I replace 'PHP_SELF' with HTTP_REFERER, I get the error:

Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /var/www/httpdocs/test.php on line 3
How can I do this?

[TheDefender]

To XyDon1

$filename = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\drabe\\Desktop\\OnCallMaintenanceTool-QuoteID#136.doc"

// Change the backslashes to forward slashes before you do the basename() function
$filename = str_replace("\\\", "/", $filename);

// Then run the basename() function
$filename = basename($filename);

[sijis]

tom_s,

i'm sure you are trying this:

$userFile = basename($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);

A possible reason its giving you that error is if you go directly to that test.php file. Doing so, http_referer will not be set and that's maybe why you're getting that error. Now if you are getting to your test.php file via a link then http_referer should be set or at least have a value.

I can't think of any other reason's why you would have a problem.

btw, other predefined variables can be found here:
http://us3.php.net/reserved.variables

--sijis

[sijis]

xydon1,

i wonder if using pathinfo() could also be useful.

ex:

$path = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\drabe\\Desktop\\OnCallMaintenanceTool-QuoteID#136.doc"; // uses 2 backslashes

$filename = $path["basename"] . $path["extension"];

i think that should work.
TheDefender's solution seems useful too.

function:
http://us3.php.net/pathinfo

[TheDefender]

$path = pathinfo("C:\\Documents and Settings\\drabe\\Desktop\\OnCallMaintenanceTool-QuoteID#136.doc"); // uses 2 backslashes 

$filename = $path["basename"];
echo $filename;

You wouldn't need the $path['extension'] variable, since the extension is included in the basename.

Also, you need to wrap pathinfo() around the file's name, but it seems to work fine as well.

[sijis]

haha..
i didn't actually test the code i posted.. dumb me.

i totally forgot to use the function i suggested to use... that's silly.

i appreciate the revision.

"there are many ways to do things."

--sijis