Upload New and Delete old

RobRocker

Hello Guys,

How do I delete a old uploaded file and replace it with a new file?

I think I have the right thought process of:

Take the path of the old file
delete it
then select new file
upload new file

I just dont know what code I need to use.

Pig

If you have the path to the file, you can use unlink() to remove the old file. Then use rename() or copy() on the new file as appropriate.

RobRocker

Ok...

so a code like this?

function editPicture($locationOfPicture, $newLinkPath){
  $directory = "../";
  $link = $locationOfPicture;
  $new = $newLinkPath;
  unlink($link);
  copy($directory .  $new);
}

Pig

If this is something publicly facing, you should make sure to limit the variables that submitted, so someone doesn't submit something nefarious like "../../../index.php".

Anyway, you could do it more simply:

function editPicture($old, $new){
  unlink($old);
  copy("../" .  $new);
}

If you want to move the file, use rename. If you want to actually make a copy, then use copy.

RobRocker

Can they do that from a upload?

Cause I want the user to hit a edit button and it says "browse for picture" then it deletes the old picture from the file and uploads the new one.