Question

i have this script but i want to rename the file:

 <?php

         $fieldname = $_REQUEST['fieldname'];

                $uploaddir = 'uploads/';
                $uploadfile = $uploaddir . basename($_FILES[$fieldname]['name']);


                if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES[$fieldname]['tmp_name'], $uploadfile)) {
            //i want to rename the file before i can upload it



                 echo $uploadfile; // "success"

                } 

          else {

                echo "error";
                }

        ?>

how can i rename the file before i upload it to uploads/ directory!!

Answer 1

The move_uploaded_file function does exactly that. When you are moving the uploaded file from the temporary location to the uploads/ directory, you can change the name of it.

move_uploaded_file($_FILES[$fieldname]['tmp_name'], 'uploads/whatever-i-want');