copy(3) [php man page]

COPY(3) 								 1								   COPY(3)

copy - Copies file

SYNOPSIS

       bool copy (string  $source, string  $dest, [resource  $context])

DESCRIPTION

	Makes a copy of the file $source to $dest.

	If you wish to move a file, use the rename(3) function.

PARAMETERS

	      o $source
		- Path to the source file.

	      o $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.

	      o $context
		- A valid context resource created with stream_context_create(3).

RETURN VALUES

	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

CHANGELOG

       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |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.		    |
       |	|						    |
       | 4.3.0	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  Both  $source  and  $dest may now be URLs if the |
       |	| "fopen wrappers" have been enabled. See  fopen(3) |
       |	| for more details.				    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      copy(3) example

	      <?php
	      $file = 'example.txt';
	      $newfile = 'example.txt.bak';

	      if (!copy($file, $newfile)) {
		  echo "failed to copy $file...
";
	      }
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       move_uploaded_file(3), rename(3), The section of the manual about handling file uploads.

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MOVE_UPLOADED_FILE(3)							 1						     MOVE_UPLOADED_FILE(3)

move_uploaded_file - Moves an uploaded file to a new location

SYNOPSIS

       bool move_uploaded_file (string	$filename, string  $destination)

DESCRIPTION

	This  function	checks to ensure that the file designated by $filename is a valid upload file (meaning that it was uploaded via PHP's HTTP
       POST upload mechanism). If the file is valid, it will be moved to the filename given by $destination.

	This sort of check is especially important if there is any chance that anything done with uploaded files could reveal  their  contents	to
       the user, or even to other users on the same system.

PARAMETERS

	      o $filename
		- The filename of the uploaded file.

	      o $destination
		- The destination of the moved file.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns TRUE on success.

	If $filename is not a valid upload file, then no action will occur, and move_uploaded_file(3) will return FALSE.

	If  $filename  is  a  valid  upload file, but cannot be moved for some reason, no action will occur, and move_uploaded_file(3) will return
       FALSE. Additionally, a warning will be issued.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      Uploading multiple files

	      <?php
	      $uploads_dir = '/uploads';
	      foreach ($_FILES["pictures"]["error"] as $key => $error) {
		  if ($error == UPLOAD_ERR_OK) {
		      $tmp_name = $_FILES["pictures"]["tmp_name"][$key];
		      $name = $_FILES["pictures"]["name"][$key];
		      move_uploaded_file($tmp_name, "$uploads_dir/$name");
		  }
	      }
	      ?>

NOTES

       Note

	      move_uploaded_file(3) is both safe mode and open_basedir aware. However, restrictions are placed only on the $destination path as to
	      allow  the moving of uploaded files in which $filename may conflict with such restrictions. move_uploaded_file(3) ensures the safety
	      of this operation by allowing only those files uploaded through PHP to be moved.

       Warning

	       If the destination file already exists, it will be overwritten.

SEE ALSO

       is_uploaded_file(3), rename(3), See Handling file uploads for a simple usage example.

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