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PHP Getting file extension returning .file
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When i use this function to get the file extension:
function getExtension($file){
$fileName = $_FILES[$file]['name'];
$extension = strtolower(pathinfo($fileName, PATHINFO_EXTENSION));
return $extension;
It just returns .file even though the file i submitted in the form was .pdf
Any suggestion to solve this?
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Solution:
This piece of code will return the uploaded file extension.
function getExtension($file)
{
$fileName = $_FILES[$file]['name'];
$fileArr = explode(".", $fileName);
return end($fileArr);
}
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