what is tmp_name in a file ??
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 2:49 pm
Hey guys , i was just going through the following code for php file upload(i am just posting a small snippet):
I know that the array has a property `name` , `size` and `type`, But what exactly is `tmp_name` ? can somebody explain ?
Thank you.
Gautam.
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<?php
$uploads_dir = '/uploads';
foreach ($_FILES["pictures"]["error"] as $key => $error) {
if ($error == UPLOAD_ERR_OK) {
$tmp_name = $_FILES["pictures"]["tmp_name"][$key];
// basename() may prevent filesystem traversal attacks;
// further validation/sanitation of the filename may be appropriate
$name = basename($_FILES["pictures"]["name"][$key]);
move_uploaded_file($tmp_name, "$uploads_dir/$name");
}
}
?>
Thank you.
Gautam.