Here is the easiest way to get extension of a file in php
<?php $paht='uploads/images/fil1.jpg'; $parts=pathinfo($path); $ext=$parts['extension']; echo "extension=".$ext; //outputs jpg ?>
and if you want to get the name of a file, you can use the following code
<?php $file = 'image.jpg'; $info = pathinfo($file); $file_name = basename($file,'.'.$info['extension']); echo $file_name; // outputs 'image' ?>
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