PHP ftp_rename( ) function

Last Updated : 17 Mar 2025

The ftp_rename() function renames a file or directory on the FTP server. This function was introduced in PHP 4.

Syntax:

Parameter	Description	Is compulsory
ftp_stream	The link identifier of the FTP connection.	compulsory
oldname	The old file/directory name.	compulsory
newname	The new name	compulsory

Return value:

The ftp_rename() function returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. On failure, an E_WARNING error will be emitted.

Example 1

<?php
$conn = ftp_connect("127.0.0.1") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"demo","demo1");
if(ftp_rename($conn,"ajeet.txt","sonoo.txt"))
{
		echo "successfully change the file name";
}
else
{
		echo "not able to change the file name";
}
ftp_close($conn);
?>

Output:

Example 2

<?php
// connect and login to FTP server
$ftp_server = "127.0.0.1";
$ftp_conn = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
$login = ftp_login($ftp_conn, "demo", "demo1");
$old_file = "target.txt";
$new_file = "source.txt";
// try to rename $old_file to $new_file
if (ftp_rename($ftp_conn, $old_file, $new_file))
{
echo "Renamed $old_file to $new_file";
}
else
	{
echo "Problem renaming $old_file to $new_file";
}
// close connection
ftp_close($ftp_conn);
?>

Output:

Example 3

<?php
$conn = ftp_connect("127.0.0.1") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"demo","demo1");
if(ftp_rename($conn,"temp.txt","flag.txt"))
{
		echo "successfully change the file name";
}
else
{
		echo "not able to change the file name";
}
ftp_close($conn);
?>

Output:

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