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Copying a File in PHP

Q

How To Copy a File in PHP?

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A

If you have a file and want to make a copy to create a new file, you can use the copy() function. Here is a PHP script example on how to use copy():

<?php
unlink("/temp/myPing.exe");
copy("/windows/system32/ping.exe", "/temp/myPing.exe");
if (file_exists("/temp/myPing.exe")) {
  print("A copy of ping.exe is created.\n"); 
}
?>

This script will print:

A copy of ping.exe is created.

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