Description
bool copy
( string $source
, string $dest
[, resource $context
] )
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.
Warning
If 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";
}
?>