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Basename introduction
The basename() function used to return file name from a given path.
Syntax of basename
basename(path,suffix)
Example of basename using with file upload script
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<html>
<head>
<title>A simple example of uploading a file using PHP script</title>
</head>
<body>
<b>Simple example of uploading a file</b><br />
Choose a file to be uploaded<br />
<form action="upload_file.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="file" name="file" size="50" />
<br />
<input type="submit" value="Upload" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
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<?php
$targetfolder = "testupload/";
//Usage of basename() function
$targetfolder = $targetfolder . basename( $_FILES['file']['name']) ;
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], $targetfolder))
{
echo "The file ". basename( $_FILES['file']['name']). " is uploaded";
}
else {
echo "Problem uploading file";
}
?>
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