Shorten filename if necessary
define("FILENAME_MAX_LENGTH", 10);
$file1_name = "myfilenameisthis.txt";
//Shorten the file name if its too long
$FilenameExtension = pathinfo($file1_name, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
$FilenameBasename = pathinfo($file1_name, PATHINFO_FILENAME);
$FilenameExtension = $FilenameExtension ? '.' . $FilenameExtension : ''; //If extension is present, add the dot
$MaxBasenameLength = FILENAME_MAX_LENGTH - strlen($FilenameExtension);
if ($MaxBasenameLength < 1)
{
//Not enough space for even 1 character of the basename
$file1_name = substr($FilenameBasename, 0, 1) . $FilenameExtension; //<<<<<THIS WILL BE TOO LONG!!!!
}
else if (strlen($FilenameBasename) > $MaxBasenameLength)
{
//Filename needs shortening
$file1_name = substr($FilenameBasename, 0, $MaxBasenameLength) . $FilenameExtension;
}
else
{
//No need to shorten
//$file1_name = $file1_name;
}
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