# Uploaded file can overwrite old file, how?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploaded-file-can-overwrite-old-file-how/59399
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 30, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploaded-file-can-overwrite-old-file-how/59399 "2004-07-30T23:20:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@midnite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/midnite)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploaded-file-can-overwrite-old-file-how/59399/1 "2004-07-30T23:20:00Z")
hi there, php nOOb here. :stunned:
i’m using this php code to upload files to my server. it works fine except that if i try to upload a file with the same name as one that’s already been uploaded, it will return an error instead of replacing it. how can i script it so that it will replace it? many many thanks!
```auto
File Uploader
$bad_files) {
if ($file_size <= $max_size) {
if (ereg($extensions , $file_name)) {
print "File name: $file_name
";
print "File size: $file_size
";
if (move_uploaded_file($file_temp, "files_uploaded/$file_name")) {
print "Your file was successfully uploaded !
";
}else{
print "Your File could not be uploaded!
";
}
}else{
print "Bad File Extension (gif, jpg, txt, htm, html, swf) Only!
";
}
}else{
print "The File Size is Too Big!
";
}
}else{
print "File Must Be Greater Than 0 Byte's
";
}
}
print "Upload a File to the server:
";
?>
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploaded-file-can-overwrite-old-file-how/59399/2 "2004-07-31T05:42:25Z")
unlink it first 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2004, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploaded-file-can-overwrite-old-file-how/59399/3 "2004-07-31T06:05:19Z")
i’m even more of a n00b than i thought! how do i unlink it :h:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2004, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploaded-file-can-overwrite-old-file-how/59399/4 "2004-08-01T01:50:59Z")
Unlink()