Error while renaming and uploading file using PHP - Undefined index

Question

Below is the given code. I want to renamen the file before uploading. On submitting it is showing error: Undefined index.

        if($_FILES['FPScreenShot']['name']==true)
        {
            $SPPic = ($_FILES['FPScreenShot']['name']);
            $curTime = time();
            $NewPriorPic = "prior";
            $NewPriorPic = $NewPriorPic.$SGeiNo;
            $NewPriorPic = $NewPriorPic.$SSurgDt;
            $NewPriorPic = $NewPriorPic.$curTime;

            move_uploaded_file($_FILES['FPScreenShot']['tmp_name'] , "upload_pictures/".$_FILES['$NewPriorPic']['name']);
        }
    else
        {
            $SPPic = "NIL";
        }

possible duplicate of [Reference - What does this error mean in PHP?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12769982/reference-what-does-this-error-mean-in-php) — Karoly Horvath, Dec 08 '14 at 08:19
Check your usage of quotes at the line starting with `move_uploaded_file(` — RichardBernards, Dec 08 '14 at 08:19

Rizier123 · Answer 1 · 2014-12-08T08:27:08.967

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I think you messed this line a little bit up:

(You forgot the start quote)

 move_uploaded_file($_FILES['FPScreenShot']['tmp_name'] , upload_pictures/".$_FILES['$NewPriorPic']['name']);

So change it to this:

 move_uploaded_file($_FILES['FPScreenShot']['tmp_name'] , "upload_pictures/" . $_FILES[$NewPriorPic]['name']);

edited Dec 08 '14 at 08:27

answered Dec 08 '14 at 08:19

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quotes are there, may be during copy paste i messed it up. let me edit it in question. – Sandhu Dec 08 '14 at 08:22
@Sandhu Which error do you get exactly? and on which line? – Rizier123 Dec 08 '14 at 08:23

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 08 '14 at 08:20

There are some syntax errors in your code and your logic seems to be little confusing of what you are trying to achieve, but you can try this:

 <?php    
  if($_FILES['FPScreenShot']['name']) {
            $SPPic = ($_FILES['FPScreenShot']['name']);
            $curTime = time();
            $NewPriorPic = "prior";
            //Add aditional details to the file name
            $NewPriorPic .= $SGeiNo;
            $NewPriorPic .= $SSurgDt;
            $NewPriorPic .= $curTime;
            //Try to move uploaded file   
            if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['FPScreenShot']['tmp_name'] , "upload_pictures/".$_FILES[$NewPriorPic]['name'])) {
               echo "File successfully uploaded.";  
            }
            else {
               echo "Error while uploading the file.";
            }
        }
    else {
            $SPPic = "NIL";
        }

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 09 '14 at 05:47

Solved. For future reference, if anyone needed.

    if($_FILES['FPScreenShot']['name']==true)
        {
            $SPPic = ($_FILES['FPScreenShot']['name']);
            $ext = pathinfo($SPPic, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
            $curTime = time();
            $NewPriorPic = "prior";
            $NewPriorPic = $NewPriorPic.$SGeiNo;
            $NewPriorPic = $NewPriorPic.$SSurgDt;
            $NewPriorPic = $NewPriorPic.$curTime;
            $NewPriorPic = $NewPriorPic.".".$ext;
            $location = "upload_pictures/";

            move_uploaded_file($_FILES['FPScreenShot']['tmp_name'], $location.$NewPriorPic);
        }

Error while renaming and uploading file using PHP - Undefined index

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