Rename file while move_uploaded_file

Question

Anyway, I got this code:

move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], "uploaded/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);

Which just uploads my file, but I also got $newname, which gives it a new name, problem is, how do I actually rename it to $newname before/while it gets uploaded?

Answer 1

You would rename it while you're moving it, so change:

move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], "uploaded/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);

to:

move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], "uploaded/" . $newname);

Answer 2

The second argument to move_uploaded_file is the destination path, so simply use the $newname variable as a part of this.

move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], "uploaded/" . $newname);

Incidentally, you should also use is_uploaded_file to ensure that the source file is really an upload. (Likewise, you should ensure that $newfile is a safe filename for the operating system in use.)