Filesystem Functions
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rename

Renames a file or directory

Description

bool rename(string $from, string $to, resourcenull $context = null)

Attempts to rename from to to, moving it between directories if necessary. If renaming a file and to exists, it will be overwritten. If renaming a directory and to exists, this function will emit a warning.

Parameters

from

The old name.

Note:

The wrapper used in from must match the wrapper used in to.

to

The new name.

Note: On Windows, if to already exists, it must be writable. Otherwise rename fails and issues E_WARNING.

context

A context stream resource.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Example with rename

<?php
rename("/tmp/tmp_file.txt", "/home/user/login/docs/my_file.txt");
?>

See Also

  • copy
  • unlink
  • move_uploaded_file