copy a file from a server to local disk

[Anon]

Hi!

I would like to build a fonction to copy a file from a server to a local hard drive (in a specific folder, ex: c:\test).

I try to use the fonction copy :

if(copy($filename, "C:\test\")) {
echo "done!";
} else {
echo "error";
}

but I always have the error message:
Warning: Unable to create 'C:\test\': Permission denied in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\php\testperso\unimedia\creation.php on line 184

Anywone knows the solution?
Thanks,

[Anon]

The first parameter is the actual file (on the server) and the second param is the filename and path to where it should be copied to.

This is all done on the server and has nothing to do with your computer or an outside machine.

[Anon]

I also found this in the documentation comments:

To serve a file to a client from the server you can do this: (This also enables dynamic file content just by altering what is echo'd out)

<?
$fp = fopen("file.x","r");
$buff = fread($fp,1000000);
Header("Content-Type: application/x-octet-stream");
// you can put the header file-length here but I never use it!
Header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=DOWNLOADEDFILENAMEHERE"); echo $buff;

this will trigger the download action.
joe

[Anon]

This would be by design. You will never be able to do this directly because of the security implications. (At least not through a web application)

This would make it real easy to distribute viruses though. 🙂

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