copy
(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)
copy -- Copies file
Description
bool
copy ( string source, string dest )
Makes a copy of the file source to
dest.
If you wish to move a file, use the rename() function.
Parameters
source
Path to the source file.
dest
The destination path. 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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Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
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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Notes
Note:
Windows compatibility: If you copy a file with no size,
copy() will return FALSE, but the file will be
correctly copied.
