I am looking for a way to rename files that are uploaded by users through a filefield. For example, rename user profile photos using uniqid
.
I found a good solution for D6 at "Drupal 6: How to Change Filename on Upload" but can't find anything for D7.
Another option is to use File (Field) Paths, but:
- The module causes warnings on my setup.
- Seems to be a bit of an overkill to install a general module for a very specific purpose.
You can change every file upload by hook_file_presave as your desire pattern
as example
function yourmodulename_file_presave($file) {
$parts = pathinfo($file->filename);
$file->filename = 'mypattern_'.$file->uid .'_'. $file->timestamp . '.' . $parts['extension'];
}
but this method do not rename filname(it just rename file name in file_managed table), if you want also rename file name (uri of file) you should use below code
function hook_file_insert($file) {
$parts = pathinfo($file->filename);
$uri = 'public://'.'mypattern_'.$file->uid .'_'. $file->timestamp . '.' . $parts['extension'];
$file=file_move($file, $uri);
}
Important part is the replacement of SOMEFILENAME
function MYMODULE_background_form_validate($form, &$form_state) {
$file = file_save_upload('file', array(
'file_validate_is_image' => array(),
'file_validate_extensions' => array('jpg'),
));
if ($file) {
if ($file = file_move($file, 'public://**SOMEFILENAME**', FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE)) {
$form_state['values']['file'] = $file;
}
else {
form_set_error('file', t('Failed to write the uploaded file the site\'s file folder.'));
}
}
else {
form_set_error('file', t('No file was uploaded.'));
}
}
function MYMODULE_background_form_submit(&$form, &$form_state) {
$file=$form_state['values']['file'];
unset($form_state['values']['file']);
$file->status = FILE_STATUS_PERMANENT;
file_save($file);
drupal_set_message(t('Thanks, the background has been saved.'));
}