change name of text file while uploading

[byroncoolie]

Hi there.

Perhaps a straight forward matter...

I have created a simple website CMS using text files.

The text files contain the site content and are uploaded via a form.

I want to have a dropdown menu in the form so that the user can a) browse their HD for the text file, then b) choose from a dropdown menu the page that this file apply to. This is so that anyone can edit the site without having to know the text file names.

I have the following form:

<form action="../admin/index.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" >
<p>
<input type="file" name="myfile">
</p>
<p>
<select name="whichreplace">
<option selected>Select Page To Edit/Replace</option>
<option value="home.txt">Home</option>
<option value="menuMain.txt">Main Menu</option>
<option value="menuFinger.txt">Finger Food</option>
<option value="menuChristmas.txt">Christmas Menu</option>
<option value="menuNewYear.txt">New Year Menu</option>
<option value="menuFinger.txt">Finger Food</option>
<option value="location.txt">Location</option>
<option value="functions.txt">Functions</option>
<option value="events.txt">Events</option>
</select>
</p>
<p>
<input type="submit" value="Upload File">
</p>
</form>

Beyond this I have a manual file rename script:

<?
rename("/home/httpd/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/test/data/".$u->file['name']."","/home/httpd/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/test/data/home.txt");
?>

which renames the file to home.txt. Obviously this is a bit clunky. Essentially the file name should be the value of the 'whichreplace' option in the dropdown menu.

Your help would be most appreciated.

[matto]

hi,

I hope I understood you.

my hint:
1. upload the text file using one of the methods as described in the php.net manual, "handling file uploads".
2. when it comes to storing the uploaded (temporary) file in your server's file system, do:
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file'], $your_path.$whichreplace);

look up that function in the manual, but I think it should work like this.

[byroncoolie]

Thanks matto!

Think I've worked it out:

<form action="<? echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" >

          <input type="file" name="myfile">
          </p>
        <p>
          <select name="options" style:width='300px'>
            <option selected>Select Page To Edit/Replace</option>
            <option <?php echo (($_POST['options']=="options")? " selected " : "");?> value="home.txt">Home</option>
            <option <?php echo (($_POST['options']=="options")? " selected " : "");?> value="menuGrosvenor.txt">Grosvenor Menu</option>
            <option <?php echo (($_POST['options']=="options")? " selected " : "");?> value="menuFingerFood.txt">Finger Food</option>
            <option <?php echo (($_POST['options']=="options")? " selected " : "");?> value="menuChristmas.txt">Christmas Menu</option>
            <option <?php echo (($_POST['options']=="options")? " selected " : "");?> value="menuNewYear.txt">New Year Menu</option>
            <option <?php echo (($_POST['options']=="options")? " selected " : "");?> value="menuNumber10.txt">Number 10</option>
            <option <?php echo (($_POST['options']=="options")? " selected " : "");?> value="location.txt">Location</option>
            <option <?php echo (($_POST['options']=="options")? " selected " : "");?> value="functions.txt">Functions</option>
            <option <?php echo (($_POST['options']=="options")? " selected " : "");?> value="events.txt">Events</option>
            <option <?php echo (($_POST['options']=="options")? " selected " : "");?> value="contact.txt">Contact Us</option>
          </select>
        </p>
        <p>        
          <input type="submit" value="Upload File">
        </p></form>

THEN:

$old_file = "/home/httpd/vhosts/grosvenorhotel.com/httpdocs/test/data/". $u->file['name'];
$new_file = "/home/httpd/vhosts/grosvenorhotel.com/httpdocs/test/data/". $_POST['options'];
rename($old_file,$new_file);

Pretty happy with that really - might be a bit clunky but, hey, I made it!!!

Regards,
Byron