ftp_rename() function in PHP

The ftp_rename() function renames a file or directory on the FTP server.

Syntax

ftp_rename(conn,oldname,newname);

Parameters

• conn − The FTP connection

• old_name − The file or directory to rename.

• new_name − The new name of the file or directory

Return

The ftp_rename() function returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Example

The following is an example −

<?php
   $ftp_server = "192.168.0.4";
   $ftp_user = "jacob";
   $ftp_pass = "tywg61gh";
   $conn = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
   $login = ftp_login($con, $ftp_user, $ftp_pass);
   $old_file = "demo.txt";
   $new_file = "new.txt";
   // rename
   if (ftp_rename($conn, $old_file, $new_file)) {
      echo "Renamed $old_file to $new_file";
   } else {
      echo "Cannot rename $old_file to $new_file";
   }
   // close
   ftp_close($conn);
?>