rename files

[lord22]

Hi,

I have 2 files in my folder: 1.html and 2.html

How can I rename the second file- 2.html to 1.html (so the original 1.html file will be deleted)?

Thanks

[bluewalrus]

Where are you trying to do this, on the server, on the site, with ftp?

If your trying to do this with php, in the current directory, you can make a page and put in the following, I think.

PHP Code:

<?php
unlink("1.html");
rename("2.html", "1.html");
?>

http://php.net/manual/en/function.rename.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.unlink.php

[Nile]

Just a little warning: Unlink() can be VERY dangerous. Be careful. Never unlink the wrong file, and never glob('*') and then unlink.

I suggest something like this:

if(!is_dir("backup")){
  mkdir("backup");
}
rename("1.html", "backup/1.html");
rename("2.html", "1.html");

This way no files are deleted. This code was not tested.

[Nile]

Glad to help. If yam file was ever deleted by accident, just go in the backup folder, and you should get your file back.

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