remove extension from filename, but keep extension associated to file

Question

I have been having difficulty loading an .xlsx into a directory and not having .xlsx attached to the filename, but keeping it assocaited to the .xlsx file type. This is as close as I could get

$maintenance_dir = "C:/wamp/www/mafrd/maintenance/$siteNAME/";
$maintenance_file = $maintenance_dir . basename($_FILES["loadtrip"] ["name"], ".xlsx") .'_'. date("Y-m-d");
if (!file_exists($maintenance_dir)) {
mkdir($maintenance_dir, 0777, true);
}
$uploadOk = 1;

// Check if $uploadOk is set to 0 by an error
if ($uploadOk == 0) {
echo "Sorry, your file was not uploaded.";
// if everything is ok, try to upload file
} else {
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['loadtrip']['tmp_name'], $maintenance_file)) {
    echo "The file ". basename( $_FILES["loadtrip"]["name"], ".xlsx") .'_'. date("Y-m-d"). " has been uploaded.";
} else {
    echo "Sorry, there was an error uploading your file.";
}
}  

It currently comes out as the orange highlighted and I would like it to mirror the yellow.

Answer 1

Under Windows, the file type is associated with the filename. You can't remove the .xlsx and expect it to behave as normal.

The solution I would recommend you is to add the date before the extension:

 $maintenance_file = $maintenance_dir . basename($_FILES["loadtrip"] ["name"], ".xlsx") .'_'. date("Y-m-d") . ".xlsx";

If this is not what you're looking for, you could create a different extension and map it to Excel.

You can still open the file with Excel even if it has a different extension, but it may not open automatically when clicking on the item.