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* {{JVer|11.1}} '''JFile::makeSafe source code''' on [[jplatform:filesystem/file.php#cl-52|BitBucket]]
* {{JVer|11.1}} '''JFile::makeSafe source code''' on [[jplatform:filesystem/file.php#cl-52|BitBucket]]
* {{JVer|11.1}} Class [[JFile/11.1|JFile]]
* {{JVer|11.1}} Class [[API17:JFile|JFile]]
* {{JVer|11.1}} Subpackage [[Subpackage_Filesystem/11.1|Filesystem]]
* {{JVer|11.1}} Subpackage [[API17:Subpackage_Filesystem|Filesystem]]
* [[JFile::makeSafe|Other versions of JFile::makeSafe]]
* [[API17:JFile::makeSafe|Other versions of JFile::makeSafe]]
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Revision as of 01:40, 12 May 2013

Joomla 11.1 JFile::makeSafe

Description

Makes file name safe to use.

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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 Joomla 11.1

See also

Template:SeeAlso:JFile::makeSafe [Edit See Also]

User contributed notes

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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