best way to upload and rename an image

[eluser]llbbl[/eluser]

1) upload to your server’s temp directory (so you won’t have to delete this source image later)
2) get the image info that you want to insert into your database from $this->upload->data();
3) insert that data into your database, then if you are using auto-increment, you can get the unique id using $this->db->insert_id();
4) copy/resize your image to the directory of your choice using the upload data ‘full_path’ as your ‘source_image’ and add the unique id from the database as the new image name (or at least part of it, appending any constant you like to the name). Example: uploads/img_1.jpg, uploads/img_1_thumb.jpg, etc.

look I didn't think you explained it well. its nothing personal, calm down dood. security should always be a top concern, or are you in the habit of giving bad advice? if its outside the web root than say it. jared's code is not outside the web root. I suggest that in the future you refer people, who want to do file uploading, to read the pdf. It is easier than trying to explain it yourself.