Copying files via system call fails on PHP

Question

I try to copy some files from one directory on server to another, but it does not work.

Here is my code:

system('cp /var/www/site1/images/' . $row['imageUrl']. ' /var/www/site2/content/upload/content/item/mid/' . $row['imageUrl']);

Why you don't use php dedicated copying functions? – adrian Oct 23 '14 at 07:26 — adrian, Oct 23 '14 at 07:26
Any errors? Return value from system-call? – raiserle Oct 23 '14 at 07:28 — raiserle, Oct 23 '14 at 07:28

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 23 '14 at 08:00

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$file = '/var/www/site1/images/'.$row['imageUpl'];
$newfile = '/var/www/site2/content/upload/content/item/mid/'.$row['imageUpl'];

if (copy($file, $newfile)) {
    echo "success";
}
else
{
    echo "failed";
}

Look at the copy() function here: http://php.net/manual/ru/function.copy.php

edited Oct 23 '14 at 08:00

Kolja

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answered Oct 23 '14 at 07:27

John V

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Copying files via system call fails on PHP

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