copy

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

    copy — Copies file

    Description

    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";
    }
    ?>

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