Copying Files from dir to dir

[Anon]

I'm Using the copy() Function to try to copy file from Dir to another Dir.

copy (source, desc) {
echo "successful";
} else {
echo "Failed";
}

The source is a set of php files that need to be copied over to a dir the error message is can't copy a (URL) this is a directory.

any help

TIA
Richie TM

[fandelem]

ok i will mention this before i post a script that works.. 99% of the time your problem will lie in permission problem ;o) so make sure you have the right permissions before copying!! and if you must have 777 (r/w/x) world-wide, make sure you have it away from any sensitive data!

now, for the script:

<?php

$source = "/home/kdavis/www/images/users/blah/old-file.php";
$dest = "/home/kdavis/www/images/users/blah/new-file.php";

// you must make sure $source and $dest have proper permissions
if ( copy($source, $dest) ) {
chmod($source,0777); // let's give it permissions for the heck of it
echo "successfully copied.";
} else {
echo "unsuccessfully coped.";
}

?>

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hope this helps,

kyle