Unable to upload files withe same name twice?

[avi0007]

Hi All,

I have installed phoca gallery on Joomla.

When I try to upload an image with the same file name as the one that was uploaded earlier, I get an error saying file already exists.

But I need the users to be able to upload files with the same name multiple times without getting over written or giving error.

How do we upload files with the same filename multiple times?

Thank you.

[Jan]

Hi, for such feature you need to customize the component (the upload part and remove the protection for overwriting files) There is no option as default to overwrite images

Jan

[avi0007]

Hi,

The above issue is solved now. I have customized the code to rename the file so that when people upload files with the same name it gets renamed when uploaded. For example, test.jpg when uploaded again will be renamed as test_1.jpg

For this you have to do the following:

In the file, /administrator/components/com_phocagallery/libraries/phocagallery/file/fileupload.php

Add after line 17:

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private $file_Name;

In realsingleUpload() function, line 379 to 387,

Replace:

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if (JFile::exists($filepath)) {
            if ($return) {
               $app->redirect(base64_decode($return).'&folder='.$folderUrl, JText::_('COM_PHOCAGALLERY_FILE_ALREADY_EXISTS'), 'error');
               exit;
            } else {
               $app->redirect($componentUrl, JText::_('COM_PHOCAGALLERY_FILE_ALREADY_EXISTS'), 'error');
               exit;
            }
         }

With:

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if (JFile::exists($filepath)) {
            
            // CHeck if there is another file version using the _ format
            //CUSTOM CODE STARTS
            $f = $file['name'];
            $filename = explode(".",$f);
            $filename = $filename[0];
            $ext = explode(".",$f);
            $ext = $ext[1];
            
            for($m = 1; $m <= 100 ; $m++){
               $this->file_Name = $filename."_".$m.".".$ext;
               $filepath1 = JPath::clean($path->image_abs.$folder.strtolower($this->file_Name));
               if(!JFile::exists($filepath1)){
                  $this->file_Name = $filename."_".($m).".".$ext;
                  $filepath1 = JPath::clean($path->image_abs.$folder.strtolower($this->file_Name));
                  
                  break;
               }
               else{
                  $mcount = explode("_",$this->file_Name);
                  $mcount = $mcount[1];
                  if(!empty($mcount)){
                     $count1 = $mcount[1];
                     $count = explode(".",$count1);
                     $count = $count[0];
                     $m = $m+$count;
                  }else{
                     $count = 1;
                     $m = $m+$count;
                  }
               }
            }
            $filepath = $filepath1;
         }
         else{
            $this->file_Name = $file['name'];   
         }

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if ((int)$frontEnd > 0) {
               return $file['name'];
            }

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if ((int)$frontEnd > 0) {
               return $this->file_Name;
            }

This works and renames any duplicate filename with _1, _2 and on.

Thank you.

Avi

[Jan]

Hi, thank you for the guide.
Jan