# Server side filename changer

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-filename-changer/167716>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 31, 2005, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-filename-changer/167716 "2005-10-31T10:03:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![boswell255](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/boswell255/32/1473_2.png) [@boswell255](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/boswell255)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-filename-changer/167716/1 "2005-10-31T10:03:00Z")

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I was wondering if it is possible to get a script which would change the name of a file before downloading.

I have no idea how to code in php or anything but basicallly what i’m looking for is a script which would take the url of a .zip or .rar or whatever and change it to a specified file format. Basically i’m having trouble with my college proxy server, getting files from sites (inlcluding [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com)). The proxy blocks files with a .zip extension, so i cant download things like source files. The only hope i have is if the file is offered as a basic unzipped .fla, because the college does not block these.

If i could find a script which could take the url of the file, convert it to something which i could specify (through a text box or something) then i could download the file and change the name on my computer. It can’t be anything like .txt because for some reason i can’t rename files with extensions that windows recognises. ( i know how to fix this but the college wont allow it)

Any help greatly appreciated 😃

PS. no zip files please, see above 😛