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function: safe_filename

Regex function to generate Filesystem safe filenames Very usefull for upload scripts. Returns a clean filename that cannot frustrate further processing

Info

@author Kevin van Zonneveld
@version 1.0
@link http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
@param (string) $filename The filename to make safe

Example

Usage
echo(safe_filename("fu@($&cked)     _ UP 'F\"ileName1\"23!!!@#$(&%)'"));

Outputs
fucked_UP_FileName123

Source Code

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<?php
function safe_filename($filename){
  
  return preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9\.\-_]/', '', preg_replace('/([\s_][\s_]*)/',"_",$filename));
}
?>

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