{"id":1178,"date":"2021-04-18T02:56:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T02:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phptutorial.net\/?page_id=1178"},"modified":"2021-09-04T11:02:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T11:02:56","slug":"php-copy-file","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/php-tutorial\/php-copy-file\/","title":{"rendered":"PHP Copy File"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you will learn how to copy a file by using the PHP <code>copy()<\/code> file function from one location to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='introduction-to-the-php-copy-file-function'>Introduction to the PHP copy() file function <a href=\"#introduction-to-the-php-copy-file-function\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"introduction-to-the-php-copy-file-function\" title=\"Anchor for Introduction to the PHP copy() file function\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To copy a file from one location to another, you use the <code>copy()<\/code> function:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\">copy ( string $source , string $dest , resource $context = ? ) : bool<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The <code>copy()<\/code> file function has three parameters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><code>$source<\/code> is the full path to the file that you want to copy.<\/li><li><code>$dest<\/code> is the full path to the file to which the file will copy.<\/li><li><code>$context<\/code> is a valid context resource.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>copy()<\/code> function returns <code>true<\/code> if the file is copied successfully or <code>false<\/code> in case there was an error during copying the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that if the <code>$dest<\/code> file exists, the <code>copy()<\/code> function will overwrite it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='php-copy-file-examples'>PHP copy file examples <a href=\"#php-copy-file-examples\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"php-copy-file-examples\" title=\"Anchor for PHP copy file examples\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take some examples of using the <code>copy()<\/code> function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='1-a-simple-php-copy-file-example'>1) A simple PHP copy file example <a href=\"#1-a-simple-php-copy-file-example\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"1-a-simple-php-copy-file-example\" title=\"Anchor for 1) A simple PHP copy file example\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>copy()<\/code> function to copy the <code>readme.txt<\/code> to <code>readme.bak<\/code> file:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"HTML, XML\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"xml\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-xml\"><span class=\"php\"><span class=\"hljs-meta\">&lt;?php<\/span>\n\n$source = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'readme.txt'<\/span>;\n$dest = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'readme.bak'<\/span>;\n\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">echo<\/span> copy($source, $dest)\n    ? <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"The file $source was copied to $dest  successfully!\"<\/span>\n    : <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Error copying the file $source\"<\/span>;<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">HTML, XML<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">xml<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='2-check-if-the-destination-file-exists-before-copying'>2) Check if the destination file exists before copying <a href=\"#2-check-if-the-destination-file-exists-before-copying\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"2-check-if-the-destination-file-exists-before-copying\" title=\"Anchor for 2) Check if the destination file exists before copying\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>copy()<\/code> function to copy the <code>readme.txt<\/code> file to the <code>readme.bak<\/code> file. Also, it checks if the <code>readme.bak<\/code> exists before overwriting the file:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"HTML, XML\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"xml\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-xml\"><span class=\"php\"><span class=\"hljs-meta\">&lt;?php<\/span>\r\n\r\n$source = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'readme.txt'<\/span>;\r\n$dest = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'readme.bak'<\/span>;\r\n\r\n!file_exists($source) &amp;&amp; <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">die<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"The file $source does not exist\"<\/span>);\r\n\r\nfile_exists($dest) &amp;&amp; <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">die<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"The file $dest already exists\"<\/span>);\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">echo<\/span> copy($source, $dest)\r\n    ? <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"The file $source was copied to $dest  successfully!\"<\/span>\r\n    : <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Error copying the file $source\"<\/span>;<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">HTML, XML<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">xml<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='3-php-copy-file-helper-function'>3) PHP copy file helper function <a href=\"#3-php-copy-file-helper-function\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"3-php-copy-file-helper-function\" title=\"Anchor for 3) PHP copy file helper function\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following <code>copy_file()<\/code> helper function copies a file. It returns false if the source file does not exist or the destination file exists and the overwritten argument is <code>true<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"HTML, XML\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"xml\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-xml\"><span class=\"php\"><span class=\"hljs-meta\">&lt;?php<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">function<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title\">copy_file<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">($source, $dest, $overwritten = true)<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-title\">bool<\/span>\r\n<\/span>{\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">if<\/span> (!file_exists($source)) {\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">return<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">false<\/span>;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">if<\/span> (!$overwritten &amp;&amp; file_exists($dest)) {\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">return<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">false<\/span>;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">return<\/span> copy($source, $dest);\r\n}<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">HTML, XML<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">xml<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='summary'>Summary <a href=\"#summary\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"summary\" title=\"Anchor for Summary\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use the PHP <code>copy()<\/code> file function to copy a file from a location to another.<\/li><li>The <code>copy()<\/code> function overwrites the destination file if it exists.<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content\" data-title=\"\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-question\">Did you find this tutorial useful?<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-thumbs\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tdata-post=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/php-tutorial\/php-copy-file\/\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-title=\"PHP Copy File\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-response=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"wth-btn-rounded wth-yes-btn\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<svg\n\t\t\t\t\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tviewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\n\t\t\t\t\tfill=\"none\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke=\"currentColor\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-width=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linecap=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"feather feather-thumbs-up block w-full h-full\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path\n\t\t\t\t\t\td=\"M14 9V5a3 3 0 0 0-3-3l-4 9v11h11.28a2 2 0 0 0 2-1.7l1.38-9a2 2 0 0 0-2-2.3zM7 22H4a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-7a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\"> Yes <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tdata-response=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/php-tutorial\/php-copy-file\/\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-title=\"PHP Copy File\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"wth-btn-rounded wth-no-btn\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<svg\n\t\t\t\t\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tviewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\n\t\t\t\t\tfill=\"none\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke=\"currentColor\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-width=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linecap=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path\n\t\t\t\t\t\td=\"M10 15v4a3 3 0 0 0 3 3l4-9V2H5.72a2 2 0 0 0-2 1.7l-1.38 9a2 2 0 0 0 2 2.3zm7-13h2.67A2.31 2.31 0 0 1 22 4v7a2.31 2.31 0 0 1-2.33 2H17\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\"> No <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\t<div class=\"wth-form hidden\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-form-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wth-title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<textarea class=\"wth-message\"><\/textarea>\n\n\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary wth-btn-submit\">Send<\/button>\n\t\t\t<button class=\"btn wth-btn-cancel\">Cancel<\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: in this tutorial, you will learn how to copy a file by using the PHP copy() file function from one location to another. 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