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copy
Copies file
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
bool copy ( string source, string dest [, resource context] )
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.
Warning:If the destination file already exists, it will be overwritten.
- context
A valid context resource created with stream_context_create().
ChangeLog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.3.0 | Added context support. |
| 4.3.0 | Both source and dest may now be URLs if the "fopen wrappers" have been enabled. See fopen() for more details. |
Examples
Example 620. copy() example
<?php
$file = 'example.txt';
$newfile = 'example.txt.bak';
if (!copy($file, $newfile)) {
echo "failed to copy $file...\n";
}
?>
See Also
| move_uploaded_file() |
| rename() |
| The section of the manual about handling file uploads |