Photo Renamer

A PHP script that looks at all of the supported photo/video files in a directory, tries to figure out the date/time each photo/video was taken, and adds that to the beginning of its filename.

For example, a file named IMG_2290.JPG that was taken on 8/10/2021 9:46:59 AM would be renamed to 2021-08-10-09-46-59--IMG_2290.JPG.

Usage

1. Copy photo-renamer.php to the directory where your photos are located

2. Run it:

   php photo-renamer.php

Supported photo/video file formats

File type	Exif date	HEIF date	PNG date	File creation date
JPG, JPEG	✅	❌	❌	Used only if Exif date missing
CR2	✅	❌	❌	Used only if Exif date missing
HEIF, HEIC	❌	✅	❌	Used only if HEIF date missing
PNG	❌	❌	✅	Used only if PNG date missing
MOV, MP4	❌	❌	❌	✅
TIFF	❌	❌	❌	✅