rename
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
rename — Renames a file or directory
Description
$oldname
, string $newname
[, resource $context
] ) : bool
Attempts to rename oldname to
newname, moving it between directories if necessary.
If renaming a file and newname exists,
it will be overwritten. If renaming a directory and
newname exists,
this function will emit a warning.
Parameters
-
oldname -
The old name.
Note:
The wrapper used in
oldnamemust match the wrapper used innewname. -
newname -
The new name.
-
context -
Note: Context support was added with PHP 5.0.0. For a description of contexts, refer to Streams.
Examples
Example #1 Example with rename()
<?php
rename("/tmp/tmp_file.txt", "/home/user/login/docs/my_file.txt");
?>
See Also
- copy() - Copies file
- unlink() - Deletes a file
- move_uploaded_file() - Moves an uploaded file to a new location
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