PHP: 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.

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);

?>