Can I do a find and replace on all php files on my server, rather than individually?

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    Okay, so I'm updating to PHP5, and there is an instance in each php file for oscommerce that needs changing. However I have several hundred files, and I REALLY don't want to edit each one individually.

    I run a VPS, and have WHM and cpanel. Is there any way I can do a find and replace to search each file and replace the line of code on all of the files, or will I need to manually edit each one?

    Thanks in advance!
     
    ian_batten, Apr 29, 2008 IP
  2. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    Dreamweaver can do site wide search and replace, both locally, and using FTP. If I need to do a search and replace on an entire site, I download the site and let Dreamweaver go nuts on the entire directory, then just upload the most recently changed files. I'm sure there's a better way, but it works for me.

    There's plenty of offline search and replace tools if you can be bothered downloading your site and running the search locally.. e.g this.
     
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    on Linux, there is *replace* command for doing that. But you will need to run command in ssh, not from whm or cpanel
     
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    You could also run a script on the server and do the replacement using regular expressions. Of course make a backup of the original files before go running any kind of mass editing script or tool on them.
     
    LogicFlux, Apr 29, 2008 IP