Php get file name upload

Is it possible to get the filename of a file, without a complete upload

Meaning after the user chose a file, dont upload that file, just get the filename and save to database?

asked Mar 2, 2015 at 10:25

Php get file name upload

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yes it is possible you can use the code as given below

$filename=$_FILES['nameofyourfileinput']['name'];
echo $filename;

you can echo the $filename;

OR You can use jquery to get this value like

$('#inputid').change(function(){
 var value =$(this).val();
 alert(value);
})

answered Mar 2, 2015 at 10:27

Php get file name upload

priya786priya786

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ya it is possible.You can also do this before uploading the file basename() is enough for extracting name.

                $next=$pfet['f_name']; //fetched file from database 

                $next1 = basename($next); 

answered Mar 2, 2015 at 10:42

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HTML:

Select:

PHP:

$total = count($_POST['upload']);

// Loop through each file
for( $i=0 ; $i < $total ; $i++ ) {
    $fileName = $_POST['upload'][$i];   
}

answered Jul 24, 2018 at 10:01

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    In PHP, we can access the actual name of the file which we are uploading by keyword $_FILES[“file”][“name”].

    • The $_FILES is the by default keyword in PHP to access the details of files that we uploaded.
    • The file refers to the name which is defined in the “index.html” form in the input of the file.
    • The name refers to the actual name of the file.

    In this article, we understand how to extract the actual name.

    Example: There is a form in the “index.php” file which takes a file as input and then sends it to “file.php” using the POST method and there we can find the name and all other details of the file by using the $_FILES. Always make sure to write the correct name of the file in which you want to send the data. In this, we send the file from “index.php” to “file.php”.

    index.php

        

    "file.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">

            Select file to upload:

            "file" name="file">

            "submit" value="Upload file" name="submit">

        

    file.php

        $name = $_FILES["file"]["name"];

        $type = $_FILES["file"]["type"];

        $size = $_FILES["file"]["size"];

        echo "File actual name is $name"."
    "
    ;

        echo "File has .$type extension" . "
    "
    ;

        echo "File has $size of size"."
    "
    ;

    ?>

    Output:

    Php get file name upload


    How can get upload file name in PHP?

    In PHP, we can access the actual name of the file which we are uploading by keyword $_FILES[“file”][“name”]. The $_FILES is the by default keyword in PHP to access the details of files that we uploaded. The file refers to the name which is defined in the “index. html” form in the input of the file.

    What is Tmp_name in PHP file upload?

    tmp_name is the temporary name of the uploaded file which is generated automatically by php, and stored on the temporary folder on the server.

    How can I view uploaded files in PHP?

    php will generate a page with upload form and table with files details similar to this. Users can either click on 'View' link to view the files on browser or on 'Download' to download the files from server. Finally there is 'uploads.

    Is uploaded file PHP?

    The is_uploaded_file() function in PHP is an inbuilt function which is used to check whether the specified file uploaded via HTTP POST or not. The name of the file is sent as a parameter to the is_uploaded_file() function and it returns True if the file is uploaded via HTTP POST.