o.o PHP confuses me.

[Bennett 🚀]

Okay, so I found a multi-upload PHP script, and I customized it, when I found this new one, though I want to incorporate the old one. Why I want the new one? It assigns the filename a random number between 0000 and 9999. Here is the old code:

<?php
echo "<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='default.css' />";

$path= "upload/".$new_file_name;
if($ufile !=none)
{
if(copy($HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['tmp_name'], $path))
{
$path1= "upload/".$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['name'][0];
$path2= "upload/".$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['name'][1];
$path3= "upload/".$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['name'][2];

copy($HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['tmp_name'][0], $path1);
copy($HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['tmp_name'][1], $path2);
copy($HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['tmp_name'][2], $path3);

//$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['name'] = file name
//$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['size'] = file size
//$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['type'] = type of file

echo "<center><img src=\"$path1\" /></center><br />";
echo "<center><form><input type='text' size='60' value='http://erinuki-images.comlu.com/upload/".$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['name'][0]."' /></form></center><p>";
echo "<center><img src=\"$path2\" /></center><br />";
echo "<center><form><input type='text' size='60' value='http://erinuki-images.comlu.com/upload/".$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['name'][1]."' /></form></center><p>";
echo "<center><img src=\"$path3\" /></center><br />";
echo "<center><form><input type='text' size='60' value='http://erinuki-images.comlu.com/upload/".$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['name'][2]."' /></form></center><p>";

$filesize1=$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['size'][0];
$filesize2=$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['size'][1];
$filesize3=$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['size'][2];

if($filesize1 && $filesize2 && $filesize3 != 0)
{
echo "<br /><br /><b><center>You're files have been uploaded.</center></b>";
}

else {
echo "<br /><br /><b><center>ERROR.....</center></b>";
}


if($filesize1==0) {
echo "<center>There're something error in your first file</center>";
echo "<BR />";
}

if($filesize2==0) {
echo "<center>There're something error in your second file</center>";
echo "<BR />";
}

if($filesize3==0) {
echo "<center>There're something error in your third file</center>";
echo "<BR />";
}

?>

And here is the new code, that assigns the random number:
<?php

// Your file name you are uploading
$file_name = $HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['name'];

// random 4 digit to add to our file name
// some people use date and time in stead of random digit
$random_digit=rand(0000,9999);

//combine random digit to you file name to create new file name
//use dot (.) to combile these two variables

$new_file_name=$random_digit.$file_name;

//set where you want to store files
//in this example we keep file in folder upload
//$new_file_name = new upload file name
//for example upload file name cartoon.gif . $path will be upload/cartoon.gif
$path= "upload/".$new_file_name;
if($ufile !=none)
{
if(copy($HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['tmp_name'], $path))
{
echo "Successful<BR/>";

//$new_file_name = new file name
//$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['size'] = file size
//$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['type'] = type of file
echo "File Name :".$new_file_name."<BR/>";
echo "File Size :".$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['size']."<BR/>";
echo "File Type :".$HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['type']."<BR/>";
}
else
{
echo "Error";
}
}
?>

How could I incorporate that code into the first one? I would really not want to start all over..

Thanks!
-TPL

EDIT: Pruned first code from some of the notes.

[Michael]

Firstly you need to look at looping in PHP. That will cut your coding down in size considerably in the first one...

Also look into making the random number thing into a formula if it isn't already. .. then you can just do ..
$filename = random_number();

[Bennett 🚀]

And how would I do that? -has no PHP knowledge besides what's in there- and what is that formula? or how could I make one?

[Charles Stover]

I'd recommend a basic PHP tutorial, as this is a fairly simple task.
You're just changing the filename (a single string in the code). Shouldn't take longer than a day to fully understand how that code works and how to manipulate it to your liking.

[Bennett 🚀]

And where could I find one specifically for this?

[Michael]

You won't find one for this specifically, but look up things like Functions and For Loops

[Bennett 🚀]

Well.. that didn't help me much.. I looked up some functions and loops in PHP.. I don't understand it Why can't I just take some of the second code and put it in the first code? That is all I am asking, where should I put the little

// Your file name you are uploading
$file_name = $HTTP_POST_FILES['ufile']['name'];

// random 4 digit to add to our file name
// some people use date and time in stead of random digit
$random_digit=rand(0000,9999);

//combine random digit to you file name to create new file name
//use dot (.) to combile these two variables

$new_file_name=$random_digit.$file_name;
In the first code..

[Charles Stover]

That's where it's hard. Your first code supports three files while your second code supports one. If you're going to do three files at a time, you'd have to make sure none of the three have the same file name, and also make sure the file names don't match previously uploaded files. It would take more than just a simple copy-paste of code.

[Bennett 🚀]

Well then, where do you suggest I should go Charles? And yes, I know the second code only supports one code.. or someone could work on it for meh >

[Charles Stover]

I'd go to Google.
www.google.com/search?q=PHP%20tutorial

[Bennett 🚀]

And what would I be looking for exactly in the Tutorial?

[Charles Stover]

A PHP tutorial. Obviously you'd start with the basics, and once you understand variables, functions, for loops and the like, you can look into the file upload tutorials.

[Bennett 🚀]

Oh boy.. I have javascript in my mind as is.

[Charles Stover]

PHP is a lot like JavaScript, except it executes before a page is sent instead of after. If you know JavaScript, it should be easy to pick up on PHP, since the calculations (via variables and functions) are a lot alike.

[Bennett 🚀]

I was thinking that, though, it has a lot of reference codes..