A wonderful encyclopedia of rename() in PHP

The rename() function of PHP is equivalent to the ## in unix #shellCommandmv, it not only has a simple renaming function, but can also change the path of files or even entire directories.

1. Syntax:

rename(oldname,newname,context)

• oldname is the file or directory to be renamed.

  
  

• #newname is the new name of the file or directory.

• context is the environment of the file handle.

  context is a set of options that can modify the behavior of the stream.

• Return value: Returns

  TRUE on success, FALSE on failure.
  

2. Purpose:

• Mainly for files or directories Rename operation.

• Secondly, rename() can be used to move files

##3. Example:       

a. To rename the file:

<?php
rename("aPS","BPS");
?>

                b. www.txt is moved from

file1

to the file2 directory.

Both win32 and unix versions of php4 support this function. The win32 version of php4 has canceled the unlink() function.

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