Append URL to filename before uploading to database in PHP - php

Question

I am trying to add a URL to a image file name before uploading it to database. It seems that nothing worked out. Have searched Google and Stackoverflow. I guess I am missing something. Here's my code, please find the comment 'here is the issue'
I have a variable $value which pulls latest ID from database.
All I have to achieve is add path to the variable: "http://example.com/location/something/"
Desired Output : the image should be renamed as http://example.com/location/something/1.jpg
<?php
include_once 'dbconfig.php';
if(isset($_POST['btn-upload']))
{
$title = $_POST['title'];
$file = $_FILES['file']['name'];
$file_loc = $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'];
$info = pathinfo($_FILES['file']['name']);
$ext = $info['extension']; // get the extension of the file
$folder="uploads/";
function execute_scalar($sql,$def="") {
$rs = mysql_query($sql) or die("bad query");
if (mysql_num_rows($rs)) {
$r = mysql_fetch_row($rs);
mysql_free_result($rs);
return $r[0];
mysql_free_result($rs);
}
return $def;
}
$value = execute_scalar("select max(ID)+1 from tablename");
$newname = "$value.".$ext; // Here is the issue.
$newname = "http://example.com/location/something/"."$value.".$ext; //did not work
$newname = "http://example.com/location/something/ $value.".$ext; //did not work
// even tried assingning url to variable still did not worked
if(move_uploaded_file($file_loc,$folder.$newname))
{
$sql="INSERT INTO tablename(id,title,image)VALUES('$value','$title','$newname')";
mysql_query($sql);
?>
<script>
alert('successfully uploaded');
window.location.href='index.php?success';
</script>
<?php
}
else
{
?>
<script>
alert('error while uploading file');
window.location.href='index.php?fail';
</script>
<?php
}
}
?>
is it something with URL?

Answer 1

Try moving your quotes like below:
$newname = "http://example.com/location/something/". $value ."." . $ext;

Answer 2

The problem is that you are not allowed to use / (slash) in your file name, because it acts as directory path.

Answer 3

I found a solution :
$newname = "http:\\//www.example.com\/location\/something\/\/$value.".$ext;
It is working :D