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# rename

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

rename -- Renames a file

## Description

bool rename ( string oldname, string newname)

Attempts to rename `oldname` to `newname`.

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

Example 1. Example with rename()
    <?php
      rename("/tmp/tmp_file.txt", "/home/user/login/docs/my_file.txt");
    ?>

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