Only variables should be passed by reference

Question

// Other variables
$MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH = 260;
$file_name = $_FILES[$upload_name][\'name\'];
//echo \"testing-\".$file_name.\"
\";
//$file_name = strtolower         


        

Answer 1

Try this:

$parts = explode('.', $file_name);
$file_extension = end($parts);

The reason is that the argument for end is passed by reference, since end modifies the array by advancing its internal pointer to the final element. If you're not passing a variable in, there's nothing for a reference to point to.

See end in the PHP manual for more info.