Why does the code return false

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I have a the following code which returns false even if I upload a file with valid extension ?

$file = JRequest::getVar('filename', null, 'files', 'array');

jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');

if(strtolower(JFile::getExt($file)) == 'pdf' || strtolower(JFile::getExt($file)) == 'gif' || strtolower(JFile::getExt($file)) == 'jpg' || strtolower(JFile::getExt($file)) == 'png') {
  // ..
}
else {
  // ..
}

Will u remove strlower and try? – Vishnu R Jan 03 '13 at 08:46 — Vishnu R, Jan 03 '13 at 08:46

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

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JFile::getExt() function of joomla API returns the extension of any file, but I think there is a bug, if your file has no extension, for example Readme files which do not have any extension, in that case it should return a null, but it returns the complete filepath.

So, instead we should use this better alternative

pathinfo ($file_path,PATHINFO_EXTENSION);

Read more

Read this for eg & This too

edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

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answered Jan 03 '13 at 08:48

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thanks for your kind help. well i got it working just by adding the entire code in the model. earlier i was validating it in the controller. i don't really understand the difference but its working – Raaman Rai Jan 03 '13 at 09:17

Why does the code return false

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