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ZipArchive::renameName

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL zip >= 1.5.0)

ZipArchive::renameNameRenames an entry defined by its name

Description

public ZipArchive::renameName(string $name, string $new_name): bool

Renames an entry defined by its name.

Parameters

name

Name of the entry to rename.

new_name

New name.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Rename one entry

<?php
$zip
= new ZipArchive;
$res = $zip->open('test.zip');
if (
$res === TRUE) {
$zip->renameName('currentname.txt','newname.txt');
$zip->close();
} else {
echo
'failed, code:' . $res;
}
?>
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mumpitz89 at gmx dot net
8 years ago
When you rename a file in an archive using the function above and the target file name already exists, the function will return FALSE as a result.
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