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Description

Copy a folder.

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Syntax

copy($src, $dest, $path= '', $force=false)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$src		The path to the source folder.
$dest		The path to the destination folder.
$path		An optional base path to prefix to the file names.
$force	false	Optionally force folder/file overwrites.

Returns

mixed object on failure or boolean True on success.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/filesystem/folder.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.filesystem.folder' );

Source Body

function copy($src, $dest, $path = '', $force = false)
{
        // Initialize variables
        jimport('joomla.client.helper');
        $ftpOptions = JClientHelper::getCredentials('ftp');

        if ($path) {
                $src = JPath::clean($path . DS . $src);
                $dest = JPath::clean($path . DS . $dest);
        }

        // Eliminate trailing directory separators, if any
        $src = rtrim($src, DS);
        $dest = rtrim($dest, DS);

        if (!JFolder::exists($src)) {
                return JError::raiseError(-1, JText::_('Cannot find source folder'));
        }
        if (JFolder::exists($dest) && !$force) {
                return JError::raiseError(-1, JText::_('Folder already exists'));
        }

        // Make sure the destination exists
        if (! JFolder::create($dest)) {
                return JError::raiseError(-1, JText::_('Unable to create target folder'));
        }

        if ($ftpOptions['enabled'] == 1)
        {
                // Connect the FTP client
                jimport('joomla.client.ftp');
                $ftp = &JFTP::getInstance(
                        $ftpOptions['host'], $ftpOptions['port'], null,
                        $ftpOptions['user'], $ftpOptions['pass']
                );

                if (!($dh = @opendir($src))) {
                        return JError::raiseError(-1, JText::_('Unable to open source folder'));
                }
                // Walk through the directory copying files and recursing into folders.
                while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) {
                        $sfid = $src . DS . $file;
                        $dfid = $dest . DS . $file;
                        switch (filetype($sfid)) {
                                case 'dir':
                                        if ($file != '.' && $file != '..') {
                                                $ret = JFolder::copy($sfid, $dfid, null, $force);
                                                if ($ret !== true) {
                                                        return $ret;
                                                }
                                        }
                                        break;

                                case 'file':
                                        // Translate path for the FTP account
                                        $dfid = JPath::clean(str_replace(JPATH_ROOT, $ftpOptions['root'], $dfid), '/');
                                        if (! $ftp->store($sfid, $dfid)) {
                                                return JError::raiseError(-1, JText::_('Copy failed'));
                                        }
                                        break;
                        }
                }
        } else {
                if (!($dh = @opendir($src))) {
                        return JError::raiseError(-1, JText::_('Unable to open source folder'));
                }
                // Walk through the directory copying files and recursing into folders.
                while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) {
                        $sfid = $src . DS . $file;
                        $dfid = $dest . DS . $file;
                        switch (filetype($sfid)) {
                                case 'dir':
                                        if ($file != '.' && $file != '..') {
                                                $ret = JFolder::copy($sfid, $dfid, null, $force);
                                                if ($ret !== true) {
                                                        return $ret;
                                                }
                                        }
                                        break;

                                case 'file':
                                        if (!@copy($sfid, $dfid)) {
                                                return JError::raiseError(-1, JText::_('Copy failed'));
                                        }
                                        break;
                        }
                }
        }
        return true;
}

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