Bulk Rename Files in a Folder - PHP

Question

I have 1000 images in a Folder, which has SKU# word in all the images. For examples

WV1716BNSKU#.zoom.1.jpg
WV1716BLSKU#.zoom.3.jpg

what i

Answer 1

The steps to completing this is pretty simple:

• iterate over each file using fopen, readdir
• for each file parse the file name into segments
• copy the old file into a new directly called old (sanity reasons)
• rename the root file top the new name.

A small example:

if ($handle = opendir('/path/to/images'))
{
    /* Create a new directory for sanity reasons*/
    if(is_directory('/path/to/images/backup'))
    {
         mkdir('/path/to/images/backup');
    }

    /*Iterate the files*/
    while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle)))
    {
          if ($file != "." && $file != "..")
          {
               if(!strstr($file,"#SKU"))
               {
                   continue; //Skip as it does not contain #SKU
               }

               copy("/path/to/images/" . $file,"/path/to/images/backup/" . $file);

               /*Remove the #SKU*/
               $newf = str_replace("#SKU","",$file);

               /*Rename the old file accordingly*/
               rename("/path/to/images/" . $file,"/path/to/images/" . $newf);
          }
    }

    /*Close the handle*/
    closedir($handle);
}