In PHP, we can access the actual name of the file which we are uploading by keyword $_FILES[“file”][“name”].

• The $_FILES is the by default keyword in PHP to access the details of files that we uploaded.
• The file refers to the name which is defined in the “index.html” form in the input of the file.
• The name refers to the actual name of the file.

In this article, we understand how to extract the actual name.

Example: There is a form in the “index.php” file which takes a file as input and then sends it to “file.php” using the POST method and there we can find the name and all other details of the file by using the $_FILES. Always make sure to write the correct name of the file in which you want to send the data. In this, we send the file from “index.php” to “file.php”.

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