copying folders

[squimmy]

is there a way in which i can copy a folders,and all its contents,into a new folder. i have tried many MANY scripts to do this (http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.copy.php)and all of them havent worked. help would be appreciated.

[LordShryku]

For Linux

exec('cp -fr /old/dir /new/dir');

[tommynanda]

This may not work as is... But this would be a base logic

$directname = "pathto/source/directory"; // Source Folder
$tdirectname = "pathto/target/directory"; //Target Folder
if ($dhandle = opendir("$directname/"))
{
    while (false !== ($file = readdir($dhandle))) 
    { 
        if ($file != "." && $file != "..") 
        { 


copy("$directname/$file","$tdirectname/$file");	



    } 
}
closedir($dhandle); 
}

Try this code.. and debug if required

Good Luck
TommYNandA

[squimmy]

thank you 🙂 is there any way to copy a directorie,plus all the directories inside it and all the files in side it,without it running into hundreds of lines of code? and also is there a way to delete a directorie?

[tommynanda]

You may use LordShryku's suggestion of exec()

[home_spun]

Originally posted by squimmy
thank you 🙂 is there any way to copy a directorie,plus all the directories inside it and all the files in side it,without it running into hundreds of lines of code? and also is there a way to delete a directorie?

Use exec() definitly the more elegant solution. Assuming you know the CLI commands though 😉

[squimmy]

the server isnt on linux

[home_spun]

Originally posted by squimmy
the server isnt on linux

Ah apologies, I didn't see the reference to it not being on a Linux/Unix platform. Well good luck anyways.

[tommynanda]

You may use the same code with Recursion in it and is_dir() function added to that... something like

function copydirs($sourcedname,$destdname)
{
$directname = $sourcedname;
$tdirectname = $destname;
if ($dhandle = opendir("$directname/")) 
{ 
    while (false !== ($file = readdir($dhandle)))  

    {  

        if ($file != "." && $file != "..")  

        {  

      if(is_dir("$file"))
     {
       mkdir("$tdirectname/$file"); // Since it is windows forget mode
       copydirs("$directname/$file","$tdirectname/$file");
     }
else
    copy("$directname/$file","$tdirectname/$file");     


    }  
} 
closedir($dhandle);  
}
}

Change this function accordingly and play with it 😉

Good Luck
TommYNandA

[squimmy]

hmmm......... that comes up with
parse error on line 28 unexpected $end????????
im rather confused 😕 😕

[tommynanda]

😃 I forgot }. add } at the end... I made that change in my previous post 😉

[squimmy]

okay,now it just comes up with a rather usefull error:200 .and thats it. how anoying........
anyway thx for all the help so far 🙂

[tommynanda]

hmm... Interesting... i am gonna try that code tonight and let you know... Am not sure if Recursion technique works with PHP(it SHOULD work)

[squimmy]

okay thx

[tommynanda]

... Cant wait until tonight 😃 ... Little Changes... Remove echo if you dont need them... works fine with me... Tested on
Apache 1.3.x
PHP 4.3.x
Windows Xp Pro

<?php
function copydirs($directname,$tdirectname)
{

if ($dhandle = opendir("$directname/"))
{
    while (false !== ($file = readdir($dhandle)))
    {
        if ($file != "." && $file != "..")
        {
			echo "$file<br>";
	          if(is_dir("$file"))
 		        {
		           mkdir("$tdirectname/$file"); // Since it is windows forget mode
		           copydirs("$directname/$file","$tdirectname/$file");
		         }
			else
			{
    			copy("$directname/$file","$tdirectname/$file");
				echo "<br>$directname/$file<br> $tdirectname/$file";

        }
    }
}
closedir($dhandle);
}

}

copydirs("test","test2");

?>

Good Luck,
TommYNandA

[mrhappiness]

if it's not linux it's windows?

exec('xcopy olddir newdir /E /C /I /G /Y');

try this

and have a look at the parameters by using

xcopy /?

[squimmy]

<?php
function copydirs($directname,$tdirectname)
{

if ($dhandle = opendir("$directname/"))
{
    while (false !== ($file = readdir($dhandle)))
    {
        if ($file != "." && $file != "..")
        {
			echo "$file<br>";
	          if(is_dir("$file"))
 		        {
		           mkdir("$tdirectname/$file"); // Since it is windows forget mode
		           copydirs("$directname/$file","$tdirectname/$file");
		         }
			else
			{
    			copy("$directname/$file","$tdirectname/$file");
				echo "<br>$directname/$file<br> $tdirectname/$file";

        }
    }
}
closedir($dhandle);
}

}

copydirs("test","test2");

?>

okay, now im really confused. the server is windows so i thought permissions didnt matter.but when i execute that script this comes up

Warning: copy(news/templates): failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\copyc.php on line 23

news/templates
wibbleandwobble/templatessmillies

Warning: copy(news/smillies): failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\copyc.php on line 23

news/smillies
wibbleandwobble/smilliesplugins

Warning: copy(news/plugins): failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\copyc.php on line 23

news/plugins
wibbleandwobble/pluginsnews
news.1.php

news/news/news.1.php
wibbleandwobble/news/news.1.phptoc.php

news/news/toc.php
wibbleandwobble/news/toc.phpimg

Warning: copy(news/img): failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\copyc.php on line 23

news/img
wibbleandwobble/imgchill

Warning: copy(news/chill): failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\copyc.php on line 23

news/chill
wibbleandwobble/chillbasic

Warning: copy(news/basic): failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\copyc.php on line 23

news/basic
wibbleandwobble/basic

any ideas???

[tommynanda]

You have to set write permissions to IUSR for initial directory that u are trying to copy into.. IUSR_computername is your Internet Guest Account...

Write click on folder that u are trying to write(copy) into and Click on Sharing and Security.... Click on ADD new user... type IUSR_yourcomputername in the dialog box... now set write permissions to this account.... If say ur computer name is tommy then internet guest account would be "IUSR_TOMMY"

Windows File-Permission settings are messy... cant help u much with that... The code I gave you works super fine... except that you dont have enough permissions set on your folder

Hope this helps...
TommYNandA

[squimmy]

okay........... I have some good news😃 😃 and bad news :bemused: :bemused:

i tried it on a linux server...........chmoded it and i didnt get any permission errors.but after no errors i found that it actually didnt copy a single file (on windows server it copies files but not directories).im still fiddling but with it with no luck though.

[tommynanda]

I guess you didnt enter your path rite... change test and test2 to your source and destination folders respectively... destination folder should be created by you.... there on script creates folders by itself

copydirs("source_folder","target_folder"); // Target Folder should be existing

🙂