Description
bool
copy ( string source, string dest )
Makes a copy of the file source to
dest. Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Example 1. copy() example
<?php
$file = 'example.txt';
$newfile = 'example.txt.bak';
if (!copy($file, $newfile)) {
echo "failed to copy $file...\n";
}
?>
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If you wish to move a file, use the rename() function.
Note:
As of PHP 4.3.0, both source and
dest may be URLs if the "fopen wrappers"
have been enabled. See fopen() for more details.
If dest is a URL, the copy operation may
fail if the wrapper does not support overwriting of existing files.
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If the destination file already exists, it will be overwritten.
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Note:
Windows compatibility: If you copy a file with no size,
copy() will return FALSE, but the file will be correctly
copied.
See also move_uploaded_file(),
rename(), and the section of the manual
about handling file
uploads.
