I want to rename the file while uploading to avoid overwriting

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I want to rename the file while uploading to avoid overwriting of files, I have following code, Please suggest code to avoid overwriting.

$path = "admin/uploads/resume/";
    if (!file_exists($path))
        mkdir($path, 0, true);
    $img_name = $_FILES['file']['name'];
    $img_tmp_name = $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'];
    $img_path = $img_name;
    move_uploaded_file($img_tmp_name, "admin/uploads/resume/" . $img_path);

    $img_name = $_FILES['file']['name'];

Did you not search for "rename uploaded file php"?? – Funk Forty Niner May 11 '16 at 11:46 — Funk Forty Niner, May 11 '16 at 11:46

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 11 '16 at 11:39

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Try a time() with the file name. to avoid overwriting.

try this.

$img_name = time()."_".$_FILES['file']['name'];

answered May 11 '16 at 11:39

Syed mohamed aladeen

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replace $img_name = $_FILES['file']['name']; (this line only) with the above provided line. – Syed mohamed aladeen May 11 '16 at 11:53

I want to rename the file while uploading to avoid overwriting

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