--- Russell Curtis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm trying to use the split function to identify the
> extension of an
> uploaded file:
>
> $file_name = $_FILES['userfile']['name'];
> $pieces = explode(".", $file_name);
> $file_extension = $pieces[1]; // piece2
>
> Which will work, providing that the uploaded file
> only has one full-stop in
> the name (so 'thisfile.pdf' will return 'pdf' as the
> $file_extension, for
> example.)
>
> However, there is a chance that someone will try and
> upload a file which has
> more than one full-stop in it (eg. 'this.file.pdf')
> which will of course
> return 'file' as the variable $file_extension.
>
> My question is, is there any way to determine what
> the *last* result of the
> array is rather than working from the first?
>
> This may be a basic question, but I'm a newbie;
> apologies in advance if this
> is a simple one. I'm using PHP4, BTW, if that makes
> a difference.
Hi,
This should do your work.
$fileex=explode(".",$filename);
if(count($fileex)==2)
{
$fileextension=$fileex[1];
}else
{
$fileextension=$fileex[count($fileex)-1];
}
zareef ahmed
>
> Cheers
>
> Russell
>
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=====
Zareef Ahmed :: A PHP Developer in Delhi(India).
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