Thread: Replace String From multiple files

Originally Posted by mansi [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]

I Want to know is there any way to replace any string from file name in any directory on my server and save new file name in the server.
cpanel provide rename function bt it only edit one file at a time, and i want a to rename 100s of files at a time.
pls coding-talk experts let me know if there is any solution

Hy there :D , this is a part of code from a script that i'm developing ....

enjoy it

PHP Code:

function recScan( $mainDir, $allData = array() )
{
// hide files
$hidefiles = array(
".",
"..",
".htaccess",
".htpasswd",
"index.php",
"php.ini",
"error_log" ) ;

//start reading directory
$dirContent = scandir( $mainDir ) ;

foreach ( $dirContent as $key => $content )
{
$path = $mainDir . '/' . $content ;

// if is readable / file
if ( ! in_array( $content, $hidefiles ) )
{
if ( is_file( $path ) && is_readable( $path ) )
{
$allData[] = $path ;
}

// if is readable / directory
// Beware ! recursive scan eats ressources !
else
if ( is_dir( $path ) && is_readable( $path ) )
{
/*recursive*/
$allData = recScan( $path, $allData ) ;
}
}
}

return $allData ;
} 


PHP Code:

if($_GET['now'] == 'cleanfiles')
        {
            $allData = recScan("./myfoldernamehere");

            foreach($allData as $value)
            { // check if is file <only renaming files not folders>

                if(is_file($value))
                {
                    $newFileName = str_replace(array(
                        '%20',
                        '+',
                        '&amp',
                        '&lt'),'_',$value);

                    // not workin' ? Step on the bitch's neck remove non utf8 chars
                    $newFileName = preg_replace('/' . '[\x00-\x08\x10\x0B\x0C\x0E-\x19\x7F]' .
                        '[0x20]' . '|[\x00-\x7F][\x80-\xBF]+' . '|([\xC0\xC1]|[\xF0-\xFF])[\x80-\xBF]*' .
                        '|[\xC2-\xDF]((?![\x80-\xBF])|[\x80-\xBF]{2,})' . '|[\xE0-\xEF](([\x80-\xBF](?![\x80-\xBF]))|' .
                        '(?![\x80-\xBF]{2})|[\x80-\xBF]{3,})' . '/S','_',$newFileName);
                    //and final this should kill the space
                    $newFileName = preg_replace('/\s+/','',$newFileName);

                    /*cleaning*/
                    rename($value,$newFileName);
                    /*cleaning*/

                    //job done print the message
                    echo 'Old:' . $value . ' <b> -> </b> New: ' . $newFileName . '<br/>';
                }
            }
        } 


Someone please move this thread in codding's ..

Added after 47 minutes:

Just something else i have to add .. al the other folders with content should be moved on the main one beeing scanned ....

Ups i was moved the thread from Coding, sorry.
Nice one, btw Total Commander have an option Multi-Rename-Tool which can rename files on the host also.

just_m3 in that ur script what does it replace?

Originally Posted by arnage [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]

Ups i was moved the thread from Coding, sorry.
Nice one, btw Total Commander have an option Multi-Rename-Tool which can rename files on the host also.

Yeah nice one .. while coding it i made a mistake so all files from my folder moved to rot .. arround 4000 files lol , all files were moved with path addres name something like _myfolder_music_mp3_ringtones_myfile_mp3 it was a preg_replace issue . . . , but i managed to move them back with the same script that , after fixing .... i was lucky :D because all files path name was stored in sql database : D

Added after 2 minutes:

just_m3 in that ur script what does it replace?

it replace/delete special chars/words and space's written in preg/str_replace rulles like &amp &lt etc ..

also removing non utf-8 chars from file names