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# copy

(PHP 3 <= 3.0.18, PHP 4 >= 4.0.0)

copy -- Copies file

## Description

``int copy` (string source, string dest)`

Makes a copy of a file. Returns `TRUE` if the copy succeeded, `FALSE` otherwise.

Example 1. copy() example
    if (!copy($file, $file.'.bak')) {
        print ("failed to copy $file...<br>\n");
    }

Warning
If the destination file already exists, it will be overwritten.

See also move_uploaded_file(), rename(), and the section of the manual about handling file uploads.

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