copy - large file size limit

[sarahk]

I've seen over time alot of people banging their heads against brick walls trying to upload large files. Instead I'm happy to ftp them, I don't do it often, it won't kill me.

However, once uploaded I'd like to move my 4.62 MB (4,849,664 bytes) files around programmatically using the following code:

if (copy($file1, $file2))

I've written a wee routine which works fine on little gif's when I'm testing, but the real job is on the big file. I may have to change my strategy of serving up downloads which will mean I'll be copying much more frequently so this is really important to get sorted.

Does copy have the same size limit restriction?

[tomhath]

Don't know about the copy function. But you might be able to use the "system()" function to copy, cp, or mv the files. Should be faster.

[sarahk]

Hi Tom

thanks for the reply. Looks good. Checked out the docs and comments at http://www.php.net

however, some gaps in my knowledge ... have tried variations of this...

function distrib2($origName)
{
 $systemStr = "cp -r \"/www/htdocs/v2/uploads/$origName\" \"/www/htdocs/v2/testme/$origName\" ";
 $output = "[$systemStr] " . system( $systemStr, $stuff);
 $output .= "[$stuff]";
 return $output;

}//distrib2

And always get a return code of 127 - even for small files.

-- have used getcwd() to ensure that the path is right, it's wrong in the example above, have since sorted out. --

I have my chmod set to 777 so it's not a security problem.

My test page is password protected but if necessary I'll get another version going and invite comment.

Any ideas?

[sarahk]

Ok, got it sussed.

For the record the main problem I had is that when I use php to copy things around my username is "nobody" and when I use ftp my user name is different. Seems I'm not allowed to overwrite another user's files. Blew them away using ftp and now I can use my php code! Hurrah!