Hey all,
I have a file uploader module that allows users to upload
documents and of course people are using all kinds of file
names that are not web friendly.
I guess the best solution is to replace any non alphanumeric
with maybe '_' the underscore? How does that sound?
Unfortunately,
Hi,
I have a file uploader module that allows users to upload documents and of
course people are using all kinds of file names that are not web friendly.
I guess the best solution is to replace any non alphanumeric with maybe '_'
the underscore? How does that sound?
Unfortunately, after
Why not just urlencode() the filename? (and suggest people use a URL
shortening service and/or provide one)
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Richard Heyes rich...@php.net wrote:
Hi,
I have a file uploader module that allows users to upload documents and
of
course people are using all
You mean like this? This would work as a good file name to be
on the server and link to?
$filename = urlencode($_FILES['myfile']['name']);
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['myfile']['tmp_name'], $filename);
Think that would do the trick?
Skip
Eddie Drapkin wrote:
Why not just urlencode() the
Well, erm, no.
I'd store the filename, etc. as-is in the database, and then link it with
urlencode() and you should be able to serve a file called A non friendly
name! site.com/A%20non%20friendly and a modern webserver should be fine
with that, and even most browsers will allow you to type
Oh, of course that makes sense, and I suppose the PHP
move_uploaded_file() function has no problem with weird and
crappy file names?
Skip
Eddie Drapkin wrote:
Well, erm, no.
I'd store the filename, etc. as-is in the database, and then link it
with urlencode() and you should be able to
As far as I know it will only bug out when the host filesystem would bug
out, ie UTF-16 characters tend to explode on my linux setup that I develop
on, and PHP's file handlign doesn't like them, but then again neither does
the filesystem. Stuff like Some silly name! YAY# work fine, on the
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Eddie Drapkin oorza...@gmail.com wrote:
As far as I know it will only bug out when the host filesystem would bug
out, ie UTF-16 characters tend to explode on my linux setup that I develop
on, and PHP's file handlign doesn't like them, but then again neither does
(Sorry, I hit the wrong button and sent the reply only to Skip.)
On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 11:18:57AM -0500, Skip Evans wrote:
Hey all,
I have a file uploader module that allows users to upload
documents and of course people are using all kinds of file
names that are not web friendly.
I
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Paul M Foster pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote:
(Sorry, I hit the wrong button and sent the reply only to Skip.)
On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 11:18:57AM -0500, Skip Evans wrote:
Hey all,
I have a file uploader module that allows users to upload
documents and of
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