The word "Array" Added to every file name when trying to save an image - PHP

Question

Im getting an image from my app to this php code:

<?php 

$target = "upload/"; 
$name="checks";
$target = $target . basename( $_FILES['uploaded'].$name); 

if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploaded']['tmp_name'], $target)) 
{
echo "yes";
} 
else {
echo "no";
}
?>

The problem is that every name of a picture that I upload starts with "Array".

for example, $name is now "checks", so the filename would be "Arraychecks".

Why is this happening?

Thank you for your assistance.

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score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 29 '13 at 09:28

$_FILES['uploaded'] is an array.

Array
(
    [name] => Array
        (
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                )

        )

    [type] => Array
        (
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                )

        )

    [tmp_name] => Array
        (
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 
                )

        )

    [error] => Array
        (
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 4
                )

        )

    [size] => Array
        (
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 0
                )

        )

)

You're probably looking for $_FILES['uploaded']['name']

Im sorry, you are right. My real question is how can I change the name of the file Im getting before saving it, so there wont be collusions? — mn6vdv23g, Aug 29 '13 at 09:32

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 29 '13 at 09:31

1

$name = $_FILES['checks']['name'];
$fileElementName = 'checks';
$path = 'upload/'; 
$location = $path . $_FILES['checks']['name']; 
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['checks']['tmp_name'], $location);

now in your insert query use $name

answered Aug 29 '13 at 09:31

chirag ode

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$name= here take whatever name you like to insert – chirag ode Aug 29 '13 at 09:42

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 29 '13 at 09:35

1

Getting the word Array is a typical symptom of casting an array to string:

$data = array(10, 20, 30);
var_dump( (string)$data );
// Notice: Array to string conversion
// string(5) "Array"

It's obvious from your code that $_FILES['uploaded'] is an array because you do this:

if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploaded']['tmp_name'], $target))

... so this can't be right:

$target = $target . basename( $_FILES['uploaded'].$name);

Perhaps you had this in mind:

$target = $target . basename( $_FILES['uploaded']['name'].$name);

answered Aug 29 '13 at 09:35

Álvaro González

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yes. that is what I had in my mind. Ty! but can you also tell me how can I add the extantion to the filename? because right now the image saves it without it. – mn6vdv23g Aug 29 '13 at 09:41
[How to extract a file extension in PHP](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/173868/how-to-extract-a-file-extension-in-php) – Álvaro González Aug 29 '13 at 09:45

The word "Array" Added to every file name when trying to save an image - PHP

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