rename

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

rename — Renames a file or directory

Description

bool rename ( string $oldname , string $newname [, resource $context ] )

Attempts to rename oldname to newname.

Parameters

oldname

Note:

The old name. The wrapper used in oldname must match the wrapper used in newname.

newname

The new name.

context

Note: Context support was added with PHP 5.0.0. For a description of contexts, refer to Streams.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
5.3.1 rename() can now rename files across drives in Windows.
5.0.0 rename() can now also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to Supported Protocols and Wrappers for a listing of which wrappers support rename().
4.3.3 rename() may now be able to rename files across partitions on *nix based systems, provided the appropriate permissions are held. Warnings may be generated if the destination filesystem doesn't permit chown() or chmod() system calls to be made on files — for example, if the destination filesystem is a FAT filesystem.

Examples

Example #1 Example with rename()

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

See Also