moving a existing file from one folder to another

Lets say i have a file with the name atest.doc and its in the directory www/directory1
but i want to move that file using php to www/directory2/ how do i do this
i tried

move_uploaded_file() but it didn't work any ideas?


Thanks...

You need rename(), I believe.

Realtime wrote:
>
>
> Lets say i have a file with the name atest.doc and its in the directory
> www/directory1 but i want to move that file using php to
> www/directory2/ how do i do this i tried
>
> move_uploaded_file() but it didn't work any ideas?
>
>
> Thanks...
>
>
>

Do it with telnet (ssh) or ftp.

The file wasn't (just) uploaded, so you can't move it with move_uploaded_file().

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Coul also use link() and unlink()

"Chung Leong" <chernyshevsky@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:1144902014.393228.323980@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com:

> You need rename(), I believe.

keep in mind that rename() is useless on windows boxes:
http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.rename.php#59570

Good Man wrote:
> "Chung Leong" <chernyshevsky@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:1144902014.393228.323980@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com:
>
> > You need rename(), I believe.
>
> keep in mind that rename() is useless on windows boxes:
> http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.rename.php#59570

Have you tested this yourself? I haven't seen anything of the sort
described. Rename worked as it should (on WinXP).

"Chung Leong" <chernyshevsky@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:1144971325.768368.59470@g10g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com:

>
> Good Man wrote:
>> "Chung Leong" <chernyshevsky@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:1144902014.393228.323980@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com:
>>
>> > You need rename(), I believe.
>>
>> keep in mind that rename() is useless on windows boxes:
>> http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.rename.php#59570
>
> Have you tested this yourself? I haven't seen anything of the sort
> described. Rename worked as it should (on WinXP).

hi

yes, sorry, that comment refers to renaming FOLDERS as useless/totally
buggy on windows; renaming files works properly.

Good Man wrote:
> "Chung Leong" <chernyshevsky@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:1144971325.768368.59470@g10g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com:
>
> >
> > Good Man wrote:
> >> "Chung Leong" <chernyshevsky@hotmail.com> wrote in
> >> news:1144902014.393228.323980@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com:
> >>
> >> > You need rename(), I believe.
> >>
> >> keep in mind that rename() is useless on windows boxes:
> >> http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.rename.php#59570
> >
> > Have you tested this yourself? I haven't seen anything of the sort
> > described. Rename worked as it should (on WinXP).
>
> hi
>
> yes, sorry, that comment refers to renaming FOLDERS as useless/totally
> buggy on windows; renaming files works properly.

Renaming folders works too.

"Chung Leong" <chernyshevsky@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:1145385967.253288.226700@i39g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com:

>> >> > You need rename(), I believe.
>> >>
>> >> keep in mind that rename() is useless on windows boxes:
>> >> http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.rename.php#59570
>> >
>> > Have you tested this yourself? I haven't seen anything of the sort
>> > described. Rename worked as it should (on WinXP).
>>
>>
>> yes, sorry, that comment refers to renaming FOLDERS as useless/totally
>> buggy on windows; renaming files works properly.
>
> Renaming folders works too.

ahhh, but read the note. Yes, the folders are sort of 'renamed' - but did
you compare the contents of your 'renamed' folder to the 'original'
folder?:

"If you're trying to rename a directory, files within the directory will
NOT be present in the renamed directory, though sub-directories WILL be
present. Ultra-strange. And as noted, your 'old' directory will remain on
the server totally intact, which can be very confusing."

confirm?

Good Man wrote:
> ahhh, but read the note. Yes, the folders are sort of 'renamed' - but did
> you compare the contents of your 'renamed' folder to the 'original'
> folder?:
>
> "If you're trying to rename a directory, files within the directory will
> NOT be present in the renamed directory, though sub-directories WILL be
> present. Ultra-strange. And as noted, your 'old' directory will remain on
> the server totally intact, which can be very confusing."
>
> confirm?

Yes, it works as it's supposed to. Go test it yourself.