Rename file depending on select option

Question

I have an upload system which uses the following code to define the file name:

$file_name = trim(basename(stripslashes($name)), ".\x00..\x20");

I have added a selectbox with a few options and what I want to do, is add add a word to the beginning of the filename, depending on which option is selected.

The if statement for the selectbox works fine however I'm a little stuck with adding the word "skin_" onto the beginning of the name. So far, I have this, but it doesn't seem to work:

if(isset($_POST['upload_type']) and $_POST['upload_type'] == 'skin') {
    $file_name = "skin_", trim(basename(stripslashes($name)), ".\x00..\x20");
}

Could someone please help?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 11 '12 at 15:53

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You concat strings in PHP using . (a dot) instead of a ,:

$file_name = "skin_" . trim(basename(stripslashes($name)) . ".\x00..\x20");

answered Oct 11 '12 at 15:53

insertusernamehere

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ah that was the mistake, thanks so much...+1.... I'll accept when it allows me to – Lodder Oct 11 '12 at 15:55
You're very welcome. Maybe a little note: be careful using `and` instead of `&&` - it can get tricky: http://stackoverflow.com/a/2803576/1456376 :) – insertusernamehere Oct 11 '12 at 15:57

Rename file depending on select option

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