API17:JFile::makeSafe

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JFile::makeSafe

Description

Makes file name safe to use.

public static function makeSafe ($file)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$file	string		The name of the file [not full path]

• Returns string The sanitised string
• Defined on line 60 of libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php
• Since

See also

• JFile::makeSafe source code on BitBucket
• Class JFile
• Subpackage Filesystem
• Other versions of JFile::makeSafe

Example

                //Retrieve file details from uploaded file, sent from upload form
                $file = JRequest::getVar('upload_file', null, 'files', 'array');
 
                //Import filesystem libraries. Perhaps not necessary, but does not hurt
                jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
 
                //Clean up filename to get rid of strange characters like spaces etc
                $filename = JFile::makeSafe($file['name']);

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