rename not renaming files.

Unable to rename my files.

this is the error i get.


Warning: rename("/photos/7d5559ba623135639b055f4de96187cd.jpg","/photos/old.jpg") [function.rename]: No such file or directory in


i have tried both...

/home/site/public_html/photos/

and just the photos folder but none work.

how do i correctly change the name of the file?

i have set permissions of the folder photos to 0777

The file doesn't exist at the location being stated, try placing the file in the root directory and then try renaming the script. (To verify that its not a code problem).

The file doesn't exist at the location being stated, try placing the file in the root directory and then try renaming the script. (To verify that its not a code problem).

strange as i view the page of the full path shown on screen and the photo shows in the browser?

Files on a server are part of the file system and so maybe in different folders to the files on the webserver which are relative to the webroot.

Unable to rename my files.

this is the error i get.


Warning: rename("/photos/7d5559ba623135639b055f4de96187cd.jpg","/photos/old.jpg") [function.rename]: No such file or directory in


i have tried both...

/home/site/public_html/photos/

and just the photos folder but none work.

how do i correctly change the name of the file?

i have set permissions of the folder photos to 0777

Are you certain that there is no other folder between the www root (public_html) and the photos folder? If, for example, you have a hosting account with multiple domain names and/or subdomains you might have each site in a different folder.

Create a php file in the photos folder and add the following code:
<?php echo($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']); ?>

and tell us what you get, or adjust your folder link as demonstrated ^_^