API16:JFile/move

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Description

Moves a file

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Syntax

move($src, $dest, $path= '', $use_streams=false)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$src		$src The path to the source file
$dest		$dest The path to the destination file
$path		$path An optional base path to prefix to the file names
$use_streams	false

Returns

boolean True on success

Defined in

libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.filesystem.file' );

Source Body

function move($src, $dest, $path = '', $use_streams=false)
{

        if ($path) {
                $src = JPath::clean($path.DS.$src);
                $dest = JPath::clean($path.DS.$dest);
        }

        //Check src path
        if (!is_readable($src)) { // && !is_writable($src)) { // file may not be writable by php if via ftp!
                return JText::_('CANNOT_FIND_SOURCE_FILE');
        }

        if($use_streams) {
                $stream =& JFactory::getStream();
                if(!$stream->move($src, $dest)) {
                        JError::raiseWarning(21, 'JFile::move: '. $stream->getError());
                        return false;
                }
                return true;
        } else {
                // Initialise variables.
                jimport('joomla.client.helper');
                $FTPOptions = JClientHelper::getCredentials('ftp');

        if ($FTPOptions['enabled'] == 1) {
                // Connect the FTP client
                jimport('joomla.client.ftp');
                $ftp = & JFTP::getInstance($FTPOptions['host'], $FTPOptions['port'], null, $FTPOptions['user'], $FTPOptions['pass']);

                //Translate path for the FTP account
                $src    = JPath::clean(str_replace(JPATH_ROOT, $FTPOptions['root'], $src), '/');
                $dest   = JPath::clean(str_replace(JPATH_ROOT, $FTPOptions['root'], $dest), '/');

                // Use FTP rename to simulate move
                if (!$ftp->rename($src, $dest)) {
                        JError::raiseWarning(21, JText::_('Rename failed'));
                        return false;
                }
        } else {
                if (!@ rename($src, $dest)) {
                        JError::raiseWarning(21, JText::_('Rename failed'));
                        return false;
                }
        }
        return true;
}
}

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Examples

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