upload file renaming

novice_php

ive got a php script that allows me to upload a file, to my specified folder. but i would like the script to rename the file before it is placed in the folder so it is the same as my productid. is it even possible to rename it, or would i have to rename the file before uploading it. heres my upload script if that helps.

<?php

// Where the file is going to be placed 
$target_path = "prt1/images/";

/* Add the original filename to our target path. Result is "uploads/filename.extension" */
$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']); 

// This is how we will get the temporary file...
$_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name']; 

$target_path = "prt1/images/";

$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']); 

if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
    echo "The file ". basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). " has been uploaded";
} else{
    echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
} 
?>

Installer

You name it in this line:

$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']);

so just name it something else:

$target_path = $target_path . 'something_else.txt');

novice_php

thanks its worked, i just need to mess around with it to meet my other objective, if i have problems i will be back 🙂

novice_php

$target_path = $target_path . ($_POST['productid'].'.jpeg');

ive changed it so the file that file being uploaded is now renamed to the name of the productid. but i dnt want to have a deafult extension of .jpeg. i need it to be any file extension is that possible. thanks for ne help

Installer

What do you mean by "any file extension"?

novice_php

its ok, dnt worry about it