[RESOLVED] Arranging file uploads into specific folder(s)

Lee_W

Hi,

I will try to explain this the best I can.

I want to find out the easiest way to put uploaded files into the correct folder.

Currently the folder structure has 1 layer for e.g: -

Layer 1
Panasonic Pricelist
Panasonic Brochures
etc

This is for works Intranet & at the moment Panasonic Pricelist has it's own php page & I have written the following script as an include file to get the name of the page which is the same name as the folder I want the file to be uploaded to: -

<?php
$name = basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'], '.php');
$foldername = "c:/xampp/htdocs/$name/";
?>

The $foldername variable is then put into the upload script.

I have done it this way to save me manually typing in the directory for each product as there are probably around thirty products.

However, our IT manager now wants a more refined file structure & change it to 2 layers for example: -

Layer 1
Panasonic

Layer 2
Panasonic Pricelist

I would like to know what is the easiest way to amend the upload directory without physically manually typing in each directory for each product as the way i'm doing it at the minute I am missing out the layer 1 folder.

I hope this makes sense & any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.
Lee.

djjjozsi

use a hidden field in your form to store a product code:

And in your uploader script, lets test and select the real uploader folder name,
And store the product code and upload codes in an array in uploader.php:

$p["panas"]=array('Panasonic','panasonic_images');
$p["son"]=array('Sony','sony_images');

if($p[$_POST["product_code"]][1]=="")
die("Wrong product name was selected");

$name=$p[$_POST["product_code"]][1];
$foldername = "c:/xampp/htdocs/$name/";
print $foldername." is the aim of the uploading procedure!";

You can create the folders with this foldername.
$p[$_POST["product_code"]][0] gives you back the product friendly name!

If your products is bigger than 40, then store them in a database, and use the product primary_key as product folder name.

Maybe this could helped.

jjozsi.

Lee_W

Thanks very much for your suggestion of which I will try.

However, what I have done is use the switch statement which I appreciate is probably a long about way of doing things but I am completely new to learning PHP.

Thanks again for your advice.