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bokeh’s uploader – slight amendment

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Mar 08.2006

I used bokeh’s uploader tute’ to make an uploader that keeps a log in mysql which keeps track of the file names and then calls them back (an image gallery). Only thing is when I upload, the files all have weird numbers prefixing the filename “1141744557-test.gif” for example. Can anyone tell me what these numebr are, why they’re there and what my options are to get rid of them?
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@jogolMar 08.2006 — the number is there so you don´t overwrite existing files that have the same name. it is done here:

[code=php]// make a unique filename for the uploaded file and check it is not already
// taken... if it is already taken keep trying until we find a vacant one
// sample filename: 1140732936-filename.jpg
$now = time();
while(file_exists($uploadFilename = $uploadsDirectory.$now.'-'.$_FILES[$fieldname]['name']))
{
$now++;
} [/code]

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@bokehMar 08.2006 — You can do as you please with the naming of the files. I chose to prefix the filename with a unix timestamp. The benifits are many. First the filenames will be unique; when doing a directory read the files will be listed in the order they were uploaded; and even if we are not using a database it is still simple to go into the image directory and get a list of files that were uploaded between two specific dates.
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@DoppleauthorMar 13.2006 — Thanks. I see that now. I was just putting the original file name into the database! much appreciated guys.
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