function file_create_filename in Zircon Profile 8

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 8.0 core/includes/file.inc \file_create_filename()

Creates a full file path from a directory and filename.

If a file with the specified name already exists, an alternative will be used.

Parameters

$basename: String filename

$directory: String containing the directory or parent URI.

Return value

File path consisting of $directory and a unique filename based off of $basename.

Related topics

4 calls to file_create_filename()

DirectoryTest::testFileCreateNewFilepath in core/modules/system/src/Tests/File/DirectoryTest.php

This will take a directory and path, and find a valid filepath that is not taken by another file.

DownloadTest::checkUrl in core/modules/file/src/Tests/DownloadTest.php

Download a file from the URL generated by file_create_url().

DownloadTest::testFileCreateUrl in core/modules/file/src/Tests/DownloadTest.php

Test file_create_url().

file_destination in core/includes/file.inc

Determines the destination path for a file.

File

core/includes/file.inc, line 691

API for handling file uploads and server file management.

Code

function file_create_filename($basename, $directory) {

  // Strip control characters (ASCII value < 32). Though these are allowed in
  // some filesystems, not many applications handle them well.
  $basename = preg_replace('/[\\x00-\\x1F]/u', '_', $basename);
  if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN') {

    // These characters are not allowed in Windows filenames
    $basename = str_replace(array(
      ':',
      '*',
      '?',
      '"',
      '<',
      '>',
      '|',
    ), '_', $basename);
  }

  // A URI or path may already have a trailing slash or look like "public://".
  if (substr($directory, -1) == '/') {
    $separator = '';
  }
  else {
    $separator = '/';
  }
  $destination = $directory . $separator . $basename;
  if (file_exists($destination)) {

    // Destination file already exists, generate an alternative.
    $pos = strrpos($basename, '.');
    if ($pos !== FALSE) {
      $name = substr($basename, 0, $pos);
      $ext = substr($basename, $pos);
    }
    else {
      $name = $basename;
      $ext = '';
    }
    $counter = 0;
    do {
      $destination = $directory . $separator . $name . '_' . $counter++ . $ext;
    } while (file_exists($destination));
  }
  return $destination;
}