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Asked: 2026-05-20T11:19:19+00:00

I’m dealing with image uploads and I’d like some suggestions on naming files and

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I’m dealing with image uploads and I’d like some suggestions on naming files and folders. Currently, I’m generating a file name using the following:

md5( microtime() ) . $this->user_id

That outputs something like:

e89ae1857038d0e5d0f8092e6c5390b91

I then take the first 3 characters of that file name to generate the folders.
Which will be something like:

/e/8/9

So it ends up being:

/e/8/9/e89ae1857038d0e5d0f8092e6c5390b91

I’m using the md5 so that it somewhat evenly distributes the files across the folders. Is that a good uuid? Is there a chance for collision?

Thanks in advance.

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  1. Editorial Team

    With any hash, there is a chance for collision. If you think about it, a hash takes an infinite number of inputs and turns it into a finite number of outputs.

    But, for all practical (non-academic) implications, there is no such thing as a collision. 2^128 is such a huge number it will never happen before even the heat death of the universe.

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