While reading php.net I found
" bool copy ( string $source , string $dest [, resource $context ] )
Makes a copy of the file source to dest .
If you wish to move a file, use the rename() function. "
..... what? rename can move a file...?
On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:22:02 +0100, jodleren
> While reading php.net I found
>
> " bool copy ( string $source , string $dest [, resource $context ] )
> Makes a copy of the file source to dest .
> If you wish to move a file, use the rename() function. "
>
> .... what? rename can move a file...?
Yes, with some caveats, quite common practice.
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Rik Wasmus
> .... what? rename can move a file...?
Never used DOS?
On Jan 7, 11:22 am, jodleren
> While reading php.net I found
>
> " bool copy ( string $source , string $dest [, resource $context ] )
> Makes a copy of the file source to dest .
> If you wish to move a file, use the rename() function. "
>
> .... what? rename can move a file...?
Think of the entire folder path to the file as its name,
so if you have a file in folder /foo/bar/ named "Myfile" really how
the OS thinks of it is as a file named "/foo/bar/Myfile". if you
rename it to "/foo/BAZ/Myfile" it is now in the directory BAZ. its
"Name" for the OS has changed, even though its name for you, "Myfile"
hasn't. This is a gross oversimplification, but I think it should help
anyway.
jodleren wrote:
> .... what? rename can move a file...?
Yeah. Welcome to the wonderful world of filesystem jargon.
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compleja.
jodleren wrote:
> While reading php.net I found
>
> " bool copy ( string $source , string $dest [, resource $context ] )
> Makes a copy of the file source to dest .
> If you wish to move a file, use the rename() function. "
>
> .... what? rename can move a file...?
Well it moves the directory entry, which amounts to the same thing,
unless its across a partition boundary, when it is smart enough to do a
copy instead.
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> jodleren wrote:
>> While reading php.net I found
>>
>> " bool copy ( string $source , string $dest [, resource $context ] )
>> Makes a copy of the file source to dest .
>> If you wish to move a file, use the rename() function. "
>>
>> .... what? rename can move a file...?
> Well it moves the directory entry, which amounts to the same thing,
> unless its across a partition boundary, when it is smart enough to do
> a copy instead.
A copy and a delete I would hope.
Paul Lautman wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> jodleren wrote:
>>> While reading php.net I found
>>>
>>> " bool copy ( string $source , string $dest [, resource $context ] )
>>> Makes a copy of the file source to dest .
>>> If you wish to move a file, use the rename() function. "
>>>
>>> .... what? rename can move a file...?
>> Well it moves the directory entry, which amounts to the same thing,
>> unless its across a partition boundary, when it is smart enough to do
>> a copy instead.
>
> A copy and a delete I would hope.
>
>
Er yes..
On Jan 7, 8:38=A0pm, "Paul Lautman"
> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> > jodleren wrote:
> >> While reading php.net I found
>
> >> " bool copy ( string $source , string $dest [, resource $context ] )
> >> =A0 Makes a copy of the file source to dest .
> >> =A0 If you wish to move a file, use the rename() function. =A0 "
>
> >> .... what? rename can move a file...?
> > Well it moves the directory entry, which amounts to the same thing,
> > unless its across a partition boundary, when it is smart enough to do
> > a copy instead.
>
> A copy and a delete I would hope.
Well, since I only "move" some files (and directories) in a directory,
I do it by hand - I (may) need to keep my directory and (maybe) some
files in it.
Thanks
Sonnich