Create a directory on the server.

dniezby

I'm creating a form that allows visitors to upload a file to my server. To avoid issues with same name files being uploaded I'd like to automatically add the sender's lastname and date to the file name.

For example, the user enters their name of SMITH.
The form is submitted, it's uploaded but is renamed on the server.

I was thinking this might be a solution:
I'm most likely wrong so if anyone can fix this IT WOULD BE GREATLY appreciated.

$submitor = $_POST["lname"];
$filesent = $submitor . $date . basename($_FILES['Filedata']['name']);


$target_path = "uploads/";
$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['Filedata']['name']); 


// If file name check is valid, move the file to $target_path
		if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['Filedata']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) 
			{
			// File has been uploaded successfully.
			echo "The file ". basename( $_FILES['Filedata']['name']). " has been uploaded";
		}else{
			// If there is an error in uploading the file.
			echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
			}

?>

eriksmoen

mkdir("/path/to/my/dir", 0700);

dniezby

Actually, I realized that I mistyped what I needed.

I actually don't need to create a directory. What I need to do is add two pieces of information to the file's name.

For example...If someone were to upload hat.pdf

I want to append the date and last name of the person submitting the file.

That's why I was presenting the example above. I would be renamed before it even got to the server.

bradgrafelman

Well, you can retrieve the "filename" and "extension" portions of the uploaded file seperately, allowing you to build your own filename. Example:

$target_path = "uploads/"; 
$info = pathinfo($_FILES['Filedata']['name']);
$target_path = $target_path . $info['basename'] . '-' . date('Ymd') . '-' . $lastname . $info['extension'];

For more information, see the manual page for the [man]pathinfo/man function.

dniezby

Hmm, I just realized that when I hit the upload button, it's sending the filename but not the form variables.

This is because it's a flash form and the upload and sending for variable is two different steps.

Now I have to go back and figure out a way to send the variables AND the filename...I'll be back.