(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ftp_rename — Renames a file or a directory on the FTP server
$ftp
, string $from
, string $to
) : boolftp_rename() renames a file or a directory on the FTP server.
ftp
The link identifier of the FTP connection.
from
The old file/directory name.
to
The new name.
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.
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);
?>