(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
rename — Renames a file or directory
rename ( string $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.
oldname
The old name.
Note:
The wrapper used in
oldname
must match the wrapper used innewname
.
newname
The new name.
Note: On Windows, if
newname
already exists, it must be writable. Otherwise rename() fails and issuesE_WARNING
.
context
Note: Context support was added with PHP 5.0.0. For a description of
contexts
, refer to Streams.
Returns true
on success or false
on failure.
Example #1 Example with rename()
<?php rename("/tmp/tmp_file.txt", "/home/user/login/docs/my_file.txt"); ?>
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