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ssh2_sftp_rename

(PECL ssh2 >= 0.9.0)

ssh2_sftp_renameRename a remote file

Description

bool ssh2_sftp_rename ( resource $sftp , string $from , string $to )

Renames a file on the remote filesystem.

Parameters

sftp

An SSH2 SFTP resource opened by ssh2_sftp().

from

The current file that is being renamed.

to

The new file name that replaces from.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Renaming a file via sftp

<?php
$connection 
ssh2_connect('shell.example.com'22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection'username''password');
$sftp ssh2_sftp($connection);

ssh2_sftp_rename($sftp'/home/username/oldname''/home/username/newname');
?>

See Also

  • rename() - Renames a file or directory



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thomas dot hebinck at digionline dot de
1 year ago
An already existing file will NOT be overwritten.

http://www.openssh.com/txt/draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-02.txt

"It is an error if there already exists a file with the name specified by newpath."

 
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