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copy

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

copy — Copies file

Description

function copy(string $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.

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";
}
?>

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

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