PHP Manual: Renames a file or a directory on the FTP server

Description

bool ftp_rename ( resource $ftp_stream , string $oldname , string $newname )

ftp_rename renames a file or a directory on the FTP server.

Parameters

ftp_stream: The link identifier of the FTP connection.
oldname: The old file/directory name.
newname: The new name.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. Upon failure (such as attempting to rename a non-existent file), an E_WARNING error will be emitted.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_rename example


<?php
$old_file = 'somefile.txt.bak';
$new_file = 'somefile.txt';

// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

// try to rename $old_file to $new_file
if (ftp_rename($conn_id, $old_file, $new_file)) {
 echo "successfully renamed $old_file to $new_file\n";
} else {
 echo "There was a problem while renaming $old_file to $new_file\n";
}

// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>