PHP copy Function
Syntax
copy(source, destination);
| Parameter | Description |
| Source | $string (file name that you want to copy) |
| Destination | $string (file name there you want to copy ) |
Definition and Usage
Copy function is used to copy the content of source file to the destination file.
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Note: Destination file data will be lost if already exists. There is no change in source file.
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Note: If file not exist then copy function create the file and copy the content of source file to destination (new created file).
Example of copy function
<?php
copy('file.txt', 'new-file.txt');
?>
- Example
- Run
file.txt is the sorce file of that function and new-file.txt file is the destination file of that function.
All the content of the file.txt file will be copy in the new-file.txt file.
Example
<?php
$a = copy('uk.txt', 'nuk.txt');
if($a)
{
echo "Successfully copied" ;
}
else
{
echo "Eror occur";
}
?>
Output
Successfully copied
You can check file has successfully copied with the help of if else (conditional statement) as mention above.
