How to change the filename in php

Question

Actually i want change the filename after i have insert the DB ,i tried but while inserting the value that time i changed but while moving the file is i can't change file name,

I want to change the filename afeter i want move to one folder,inserting that value in DB

if (isset($_FILES['file'])) {
  move_uploaded_file(
      $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],
      "upload/" . $_FILES['file']['name']
  );

  // here i got original filename,but i wnt change the filename
  $filename = $_FILES['file']['name'];
  $extension = pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);

  // so here i changed filename but inserting in this file name and while in originalfilename,how to change that original filename
  $original_file = md5($filename) . time() . rand(10, 1000) . '-' .$extension;

  $sql = mysql_query("INSERT INTO useralbum(photo) VALUES('$original_file')");
  if ($sql) {
    echo "SUCCESS";
  } else {
    echo "ERROR".mysql_error();
  }
}

checkout this : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18705639/how-to-rename-uploaded-file-before-saving-it-into-a-directory — Happy Coding, Nov 26 '15 at 08:21

Sougata Bose · Answer 1 · 2015-11-26T08:28:27.357

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You have to rename it first then upload it -

$filename =$_FILES['file']['name'];
$extension = pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
$original_file =md5($filename).time().rand(10,1000).'.'.$extension; // Rename
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],"upload/".$original_file); // Upload
// rest of the code

edited Nov 26 '15 at 08:28

answered Nov 26 '15 at 08:22

Sougata Bose

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`rand(10,1000).'-'.$extension;` Change `-` to `.` – Tintu C Raju Nov 26 '15 at 08:27
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@TintuCRaju Thanks man.. Didn't checked that. – Sougata Bose Nov 26 '15 at 08:29
file not moving to that folder – Raja R Nov 26 '15 at 08:43

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 26 '15 at 08:29

move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],"upload/".$_FILES['file']['name']);

This function move the file into upload folder. So if you want to change the file name, just chage

$_FILES['file']['name']

to another name. Ex :

move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],"upload/[YOUR_FILE_NAME]");

How to change the filename in php

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