copy
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
copy — Copies file
Description
$from
, string $to
, ?resource $context
= null
): bool
Makes a copy of the file from
to
to
.
If you wish to move a file, use the rename() function.
Parameters
-
from
-
Path to the source file.
-
to
-
The destination path. If
to
is a URL, the copy operation may fail if the wrapper does not support overwriting of existing files.WarningIf the destination file already exists, it will be overwritten.
-
context
-
A valid context resource created with stream_context_create().
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";
}
?>
See Also
- move_uploaded_file() - Moves an uploaded file to a new location
- rename() - Renames a file or directory
- The section of the manual about handling file uploads