Question

I would like to know how to parse the text of a file name so it keeps the extension.

so someimage.jpg would become .jpg. This is so I can change the file name but leave the extension.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Use pathinfo() and pass the PATHINFO_EXTENSION flag to get the file extension. You need to add the dot yourself as the function leaves it out:

$oldname = 'someimage.jpg';
$ext = pathinfo($oldname, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
rename($oldname, 'thisimage.' . $ext);