Keep server disk filename same as Original upload filename

When adding an item...

When I upload a file (field type = file), the "File name" gets changed to a date format.

On the server, the filename is that new name.

How do I keep the filename (on the server) the same as the source file name?

Thanks.

Hello

in v2.2.0/v2.2.1,

the original filename is preserved in DB column thus original filename

-a- can be displayed
-b- when download starts the filename is set as HTTP header thus it download to the client with the original name

We need it to be saved on the server with the original filename.

Within the year, we will be updating all those files (there will be hundreds). If we keep the original filenames, then the updates will be an FTP transfer.

Please let me know how we can keep the filenames on the server as the same.

Thanks so much.

Hello

please don't hack files, unless asked to do so, it is critical to be able to update FLEXIcontent !



do you know that your server will save such filenames without problems ?

Inside file:
components/com_flexicontent/classes/flexicontent.helper.php

find:

$chars = '[^0-9a-zA-Z()_-]';
$filename = strtolower( preg_replace( "/$chars/", '-', $filename ) );


and comment it out, and then retry,

if it works, i will put a parameter for this for next version

(if it new website, then you can use current GitHub version too)

Found location for

Line 3618, 3619

Commented them out

It did not keep the filename; it changed it as before the mod. was made.

No Effect

Hello

yes it is not enough

try also to put in comments (same file):

$file = date('Y-m-d-H-i-s').".".flexicontent_upload::getExt($file);

SOLVED!

That did the trick.

Thank you so much for your help.

Hello

do you allow frontend users to submit content ?

we will need to test more,

and also provide parameter for this
see new enhancement issue here:
github.com/FLEXIcontent/flexico ... issues/118


please do not make any other hacks, you will not be able to upgrade !!!

The site will allow front end users to submit content - but registered and above only.

Not quite solved...

The file will not download and the front end shows (0KBs) for every file.