Hi people,

 

Does anybody know why this doesn't work?

 

$img_src = 'http://www.richardscarrott.co.uk/images/projects/thumbs/tn_cp_8.jpg';
$dest = '/project/tmp_imgs/';
$status = copy($img_src, $dest) or die("Could not copy file contents");

 

I get this error:

Warning: copy(/project/tmp_imgs/) [function.copy]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/fhlinux145/r/richardscarrott.co.uk/user/htdocs/project/project.php on line 140

 

I have never used the copy(); function so may be getting the wrong end of the stick, is it actually possible to do what I am attempting?

 

Cheers

 

Rich.

I think you have to use a './' in your destination

$dest = './project/tmp_imgs/';

Yeah I tried that previously, but to no avail, I've tried so many variants on the path but just can't get it to work!

 

My file structure is like this:

 

 

root/project/tmp_imgs/

 

root/project/project.php

 

 

wonder if that affects the path I should be using?

 

 

incidentally what does the ./ actually mean? I've had to use it on some require_once() paths but have no idea why!

Found the problem ... you have to specify the name of the file on the destination too:

<?php
$img_src = 'http://www.richardscarrott.co.uk/images/projects/thumbs/tn_cp_8.jpg';
$dest = './tmp_imgs/temp.jpg';
$status = copy($img_src, $dest) or die("Could not copy file contents");
?>

I just tested this and it works.

Nice one!

 

Bit odd you have to specify a name on the destination server, seems like it should default to original name and then perhaps offer a third argument to allow a change in the name.

 

Anyway thanks for your help!