"Unauthorized"]); exit; } $uploadDir = UPLOAD_DIR; $metadataFile = "file_metadata.json"; if (!file_exists($uploadDir)) { mkdir($uploadDir, 0775, true); } // Load existing metadata $metadata = file_exists($metadataFile) ? json_decode(file_get_contents($metadataFile), true) : []; $metadataChanged = false; foreach ($_FILES["file"]["name"] as $index => $fileName) { $filePath = $uploadDir . basename($fileName); if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"][$index], $filePath)) { // Store "Uploaded Date" and "Uploader" only if not already stored if (!isset($metadata[$fileName])) { $uploadedDate = date(DATE_TIME_FORMAT); // Store only the first upload time $uploader = $_SESSION['username'] ?? "Unknown"; $metadata[$fileName] = [ "uploaded" => $uploadedDate, "uploader" => $uploader ]; $metadataChanged = true; } } else { echo json_encode(["error" => "Error uploading file"]); exit; } } // Save metadata only if modified if ($metadataChanged) { file_put_contents($metadataFile, json_encode($metadata, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)); } echo json_encode(["success" => "Files uploaded successfully"]); ?>