(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
copy — Copies file
$source
, string $dest
[, resource $context
] ) : bool
Makes a copy of the file source
to
dest
.
If you wish to move a file, use the rename() function.
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.
If the destination file already exists, it will be overwritten.
context
A valid context resource created with stream_context_create().
Returns TRUE
on success or FALSE
on failure.
Version | Description |
---|---|
5.3.4 |
Changed the context parameter to actually have an effect.
Previously, any context was ignored.
|
5.3.0 | Added context support. |
Example #1 copy() example
<?php
$file = 'example.txt';
$newfile = 'example.txt.bak';
if (!copy($file, $newfile)) {
echo "failed to copy $file...\n";
}
?>