function file_unmanaged_move
7.x file.inc | file_unmanaged_move($source, $destination = NULL, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) |
Moves a file to a new location without database changes or hook invocation.
Parameters
$source: A string specifying the filepath or URI of the original file.
$destination: A string containing the destination that $source should be moved to. This must be a stream wrapper URI. If this value is omitted, Drupal's default files scheme will be used, usually "public://".
$replace: Replace behavior when the destination file already exists:
- FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE - Replace the existing file.
- FILE_EXISTS_RENAME - Append _{incrementing number} until the filename is unique.
- FILE_EXISTS_ERROR - Do nothing and return FALSE.
Return value
The URI of the moved file, or FALSE in the event of an error.
See also
Related topics
6 calls to file_unmanaged_move()
- FileUnmanagedMoveTest::testMissing in drupal-7.x/
modules/ simpletest/ tests/ file.test - Try to move a missing file.
- FileUnmanagedMoveTest::testNormal in drupal-7.x/
modules/ simpletest/ tests/ file.test - Move a normal file.
- FileUnmanagedMoveTest::testOverwriteSelf in drupal-7.x/
modules/ simpletest/ tests/ file.test - Try to move a file onto itself.
- file_move in drupal-7.x/
includes/ file.inc - Moves a file to a new location and update the file's database entry.
- file_unmanaged_save_data in drupal-7.x/
includes/ file.inc - Saves a string to the specified destination without invoking file API.
File
- drupal-7.x/
includes/ file.inc, line 1103 - API for handling file uploads and server file management.
Code
function file_unmanaged_move($source, $destination = NULL, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {
$filepath = file_unmanaged_copy($source, $destination, $replace);
if ($filepath == FALSE || file_unmanaged_delete($source) == FALSE) {
return FALSE;
}
return $filepath;
}