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PHP Upload Problem

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So I've been working on using PHP to make a user control panel for a project for my site. I got the profile to work just I wanted it to, but am having a bit of a problem with avatars. Basically, I'm using this form to upload the image to my server:

PHP: 
 <form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="uploader_avatar.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="100000" />
Choose a file to upload: <input name="uploadedfile" type="file" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Upload File" />
</form>

and this form as the action, which uploads the file to my server.

PHP: 
<?php
include "init.php";
$target_path = "avatars/";

$uploads = $_FILES['uploadedfile'];
$uploads = addslashes(mysql_escape_string($_FILES['uploadedfile']));

$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']); 

$current = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM user WHERE username='".$_SESSION['username']."'");
$current = mysql_fetch_array($current);


$replace = mysql_query("UPDATE user SET avatar='http://ds.rothion.com/Art Boards/avatars/".  basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). "' WHERE username='".$_SESSION['username']."'");
$replace = mysql_fetch_array($replace);


if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
    echo "The file ".  basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). 
    " has been uploaded";
} else{
    echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}
?>

It functions properly. It saves the uploaded avatar into a folder, then rewrite's the user's avatar. However, it works in a way that makes hundreds of unused avatars left in my avatar folder. Is there a way to make only one of these avatars per user or to delete the last avatar?
 
maybe put in a bit of code before updating the avatar to grab the old avatar and unlink it? the absolute pathnames might make that a bit difficult, though.

but what does param MAX_FILE_SIZE actually do? you aren't using it for anything; is it some sort of intrinsic php thing?
 
I haven't assigned it a task yet, just in case it might conflict with something someone else suggests. It will limit the amount of bytes an image can have.

I'm thinking of finding a way to save it as a certain name, perhaps something corresponding with the $_SESSION['username']. So there will be a Seadra.png file (my nickname. :P) and each time I upload, it overwrites. Thing is, I have no idea how that could be coded functionally.

What do you think?
 
create a directory avatar/user and have the script clean out those directories leaving only the most recently-accessed image?

the problem with your idea is that someone might want a gif or a jpeg for their avatar.

you'll have Seadra.gif, Seadra.png, Seadra.jpg, Seadra.jpeg, Seadra.jpe, Seadra.bmp, and so on or unless you 're will to limit to one format.
 
Hm, I seemed to have solved the problem, though I wanted it to save the name as the user or at least something recognizable, like avatar_1. Oh well.

What I did was I used a query to snatch the avatar-in-use, and used str_replace to get rid of the "http://ds.rothion.com/...." so it's just the avatar and file_type. Then added unlink() at the end of my if. A lot easier than expected, no? XD
 
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