PHP - Transfer File To Different Folder

kikeelrey · Feb 27, 2025

In this tutorial we will create a Transfer File To Different Folder using PHP. This code will dynamically move a file when user click a button. This code use PHP POST method to call a function that can transfer file to different folder using rename() function by adding the old file and new file as a parameter A user-friendly program that can be modified, feel free to work around with it.

We will be using PHP as a scripting language that manage a database server to handle a bulk of data per transaction. It describe as an advance technology that manage both server and control-block of your machine.

Getting Started:

First you have to download & install XAMPP or any local server that run PHP scripts. Here's the link for XAMPP server https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html.

And, this is the link for the bootstrap that i used for the layout design https://getbootstrap.com/.

Creating The Interface

This is where we will create a simple form for our application. To create the forms simply copy and write it into your text editor, then save it as index.php.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/bootstrap.css"/>
</head>
<body>
<nav class="navbar navbar-default">
<div class="container-fluid">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="https://sourcecodester.com">Sourcecodester</a>
</div>
</nav>
<div class="col-md-2"></div>
<div class="col-md-8 well">
<h3 class="text-primary">PHP - Transfer File To Different Folder</h3>
<hr style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"/>
<div class="col-md-4">
<form action="save_file.php" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<div class="form-group">
<label>File:</label>
<input type="file" name="file" class="form-control" required="required"/>
</div>
<button class="btn btn-primary" name="save">Save</button>
</form>
</div>
<br style="clear:both;"/>
<div class="col-md-8">
<h4>Folder 1</h4>
<div class="table-responsive">
<table class="table table-bordered">
<thead class="alert-info">
<th>Filename</th>
<th>Location</th>
<th>Action</th>
</thead>
<tbody style="background-color:#fff;">
<?php
$files

=

scandir

(

'folder1/'

)

;
foreach

(

$files

as

$file

)

{
if

(

$file

!=

"."

&&

$file

!=

".."

)

{
?>
<tr>
<td><?php

echo

$file

?>

</td>
<td><?php

echo

realpath

(

'folder1/'

.

$file

)

?>

</td>
<td>
<form method="POST" action="transfer.php">
<input type="hidden" name="file" value="<?php

echo

$file

?>

"/>
<button class="btn btn-primary" name="transfer"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-right"></span> Move</button>
</form>
</td>
</tr>
<?php
}
}
?>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<h4>Folder 2</h4>
<div class="table-responsive">
<table class="table table-bordered">
<thead class="alert-info">
<th>Filename</th>
<th>Location</th>
</thead>
<tbody style="background-color:#fff;"
<?php
$files

=

scandir

(

'folder2/'

)

;
foreach

(

$files

as

$file

)

{
if

(

$file

!=

"."

&&

$file

!=

".."

)

{
?>
<tr>
<td><?php

echo

$file

?>

</td>
<td><?php

echo

realpath

(

'folder2/'

.

$file

)

?>

</td>
</tr>
<?php
}
}
?>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
<script src="js/jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/bootstrap.js"></script>
</html>

Creating the Save File Script

This code contains the saving file of the application.This code will store the file in a folder after submitted. To do that just copy and write this block of codes inside the text editor, then save it as save_file.php.

<?php
if

(

ISSET

(

$_POST

[

'save'

]

)

)

{
$filename

=

$_FILES

[

'file'

]

[

'name'

]

;
$filesize

=

$_FILES

[

'file'

]

[

'size'

]

;
$filetemp

=

$_FILES

[

'file'

]

[

'tmp_name'

]

;
if

(

$filesize

>

500000

)

{
echo

"<script>alert('File too large to upload')</script>"

;
echo

"<script>window.location = 'index.php'</script>"

;
}

else

{
$file

=

explode

(

"."

,

$filename

)

;
$file_ext

=

end

(

$file

)

;
$ext

=

array

(

"png"

,

"jpg"

,

"jpeg"

)

;
if

(

in_array

(

$file_ext

,

$ext

)

)

{
$location

=

"folder1/"

.

$filename

;
if

(

move_uploaded_file

(

$filetemp

,

$location

)

)

{
echo

"<script>alert('File Saved!')</script>"

;
echo

"<script>window.location = 'index.php'</script>"

;
}
}

else

{
echo

"<script>alert('Only images allowed')</script>"

;
echo

"<script>window.location = 'index.php'</script>"

;
}
}
}
?>

Creating the Main Function

This code contains the main function of the application. This code will transfer a file when the button is clicked. To make this just copy and write these block of codes below inside the text editor, then save it as transfer.php.

<?php
if

(

ISSET

(

$_POST

[

'transfer'

]

)

)

{
$file

=

"folder1/"

.

$_POST

[

'file'

]

;
$newfile

=

"folder2/"

.

$_POST

[

'file'

]

;
if

(

!

rename

(

$file

,

$newfile

)

)

{
echo

"<script>alert('Failed to move "

.

$file

.

"')</script>"

;
echo

"<script>window.location = 'index.php'</script>"

;
}

else

{
echo

"<script>alert('Successfully Transfer!')</script>"

;
echo

"<script>window.location = 'index.php'</script>"

;
}
}
?>

There you have it we successfully created Transfer File To Different Folder using PHP. I hope that this simple tutorial help you to what you are looking for. For more updates and tutorials just kindly visit this site. Enjoy Coding!

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