I agree with this solution, though it only effects the OP if he is using a login system of sorts. Martin Austin "Mikey" <frak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 03/30/2005 12:39 PM Please respond to frak To: <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: Subject: RE: Re[6]: asking comment How about a filename based upon a user id and the time the file was uploaded. Unless you have multiple instances of the same user then it will not be possible for the same user to upload a file at exactly the same time as himself. Just a thought... Mikey > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Davey [mailto:rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 30 March 2005 19:19 > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re[6]: asking comment > > Hello Jared, > > Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 7:02:58 PM, you wrote: > > JW> I'll take absolutely bullet-proof and handled/supressed warnings, > JW> over relatively bullet-proof. > > That would be fine if your previous solution was absolutely > bullet-proof, or for that matter provided a solution for the > original problem of renaming uploaded files and keeping them > unique. Appending a datetime to a file, or using a loop that > hopes you get a unique name within 100 iterations is wildly > far from "bullet proof" in just about every respect. > > Best regards, > > Richard Davey > -- > http://www.launchcode.co.uk - PHP Development Services "I > do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them." - Isaac Asimov > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To > unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php