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Definition

file_move(&$source, $dest = 0, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME)
drupal/includes/file.inc, line 326

Description

Moves a file to a new location.

  • Checks if $source and $dest are valid and readable/writable.
  • Performs a file move if $source is not equal to $dest.
  • If file already exists in $dest either the call will error out, replace the file or rename the file based on the $replace parameter.

Parameters

$source A string specifying the file location of the original file. This parameter will contain the resulting destination filename in case of success.

$dest A string containing the directory $source should be copied to.

$replace Replace behavior when the destination file already exists.

  • FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE - Replace the existing file
  • FILE_EXISTS_RENAME - Append _{incrementing number} until the filename is unique
  • FILE_EXISTS_ERROR - Do nothing and return false.

Return value

True for success, false for failure.

Related topics

Namesort iconDescription
File interfaceCommon file handling functions.

Code

function file_move(&$source, $dest = 0, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {

  $path_original = is_object($source) ? $source->filepath : $source;

  if (file_copy($source, $dest, $replace)) {
    $path_current = is_object($source) ? $source->filepath : $source;

    if ($path_original == $path_current || file_delete($path_original)) {
      return 1;
    }
    drupal_set_message(t('Removing original file failed.'), 'error');
  }
  return 0;
}