How to insert filename in database using codeigniter upload lib

Question

Hi friends, It's ok to upload image in file using codeigniter upload library with this example.

However, I want to send filename in database. Can anybody pls give me example ? Thanks

<?php

class Upload extends Controller {

function Upload()
{
    parent::Controller();
    $this->load->helper(array('form', 'url'));
}

function index()
{   
    $this->load->view('upload_form', array('error' => ' ' ));
}

function do_upload()
{
    $config['upload_path'] = './uploads/';
    $config['allowed_types'] = 'gif|jpg|png';
    $config['max_size'] = '100';
    $config['max_width']  = '1024';
    $config['max_height']  = '768';

    $this->load->library('upload', $config);

    if ( ! $this->upload->do_upload())
    {
        $error = array('error' => $this->upload->display_errors());

        $this->load->view('upload_form', $error);
    }   
    else
    {
        $data = array('upload_data' => $this->upload->data());

        $this->load->view('upload_success', $data);
    }
}   
}
?>

Answer 1

You can get it with data() method like this:

$upload_data = $this->upload->data();
echo $upload_data['file_name'];

Note that you can also get other upload data, just check what you have:

print_r($upload_data);