TalkPHP - View Single Post - Uploading images works for me but not others

Alan @ CIT · 02-14-2008, 01:09 AM

What does $type actually contain after you have uploaded a file? Your substr() starts checking at character 6, and returns 12 characters which I'm guessing won't match much.

If $type just contains the file extension (without the .), then substr($type) would do it. If it contains the full filename, then you could use substr($type, -3) to get the last 3 characters of the filename (likely the extension).

Alternativly, use the pathinfo() function on the filename to get the extension:

PHP Code:


			
$file = '/home/www/images/myimage.jpeg';



$fileParts = pathinfo($file);



echo $fileParts['extension'];



// echo's: jpeg

Alan

02-14-2008, 01:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
Alan @ CIT Member of the Month The Frequenter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South UK Posts: 483 Thanks: 51	What does $type actually contain after you have uploaded a file? Your substr() starts checking at character 6, and returns 12 characters which I'm guessing won't match much. If $type just contains the file extension (without the .), then substr($type) would do it. If it contains the full filename, then you could use substr($type, -3) to get the last 3 characters of the filename (likely the extension). Alternativly, use the pathinfo() function on the filename to get the extension: PHP Code: `$file = '/home/www/images/myimage.jpeg'; $fileParts = pathinfo($file); echo $fileParts['extension']; // echo's: jpeg` Alan