copy () does not copy () well - HTML Forums

thereal88 · 07-19-2008, 10:07 AM

Hi, I'm trying to copy some files from one site to another with PHP, but I came across a problem. There are 4 files to be copied, so I use these lines:

PHP Code:


			
copy ("http://www.mysite.nl/functions.inc", "functions.inc");
copy ("http://www.mysite.nl/moveDir.inc", "moveDir.inc");
copy ("http://www.mysite.nl/installDB.inc", "installDB.inc");
copy ("http://www.mysite.nl/connect_ct.inc.php", "connect_ct.inc.php");

But somehow, functions.inc and connect_ct.inc.php are copied empty, so I get 2 empty files. The other 2 are fine. Does anyone know why and how to fix it?

erisco · 07-19-2008, 11:34 PM

I could definitely see connect_ct.inc.php coming up empty because the .php extension will (presumably) cause the server to run it through the PHP parser. As to why functions.inc comes up blank as well, I am not sure.

thereal88 · 07-21-2008, 11:41 AM

Well, they are all PHP files, so it doesn't matter the server throws it through the PHP parser, i think? I've been using .inc.php files for like forever and it never caused any trouble.
Anyway, I think the reason for both files to be empty is the same. Which, I don't know.

ScareCrowe · 07-25-2008, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thereal88

Well, they are all PHP files, so it doesn't matter the server throws it through the PHP parser, i think? I've been using .inc.php files for like forever and it never caused any trouble.
Anyway, I think the reason for both files to be empty is the same. Which, I don't know.

If you want to copy a PHP file with its PHP code intact, you need to use FTP. By using the URL to the file you are requesting the file via the server, which will parse the file no matter what.

Is the server the files you want to copy from configured to parse .inc files?

If the server does parse .inc files (don't think thats a default) then that would explain both files being empty: the server is parsing them and showing you the output, which happens to be nothing.

Open functions.inc and connect_ct.inc.php in your browser and view the source code. If you get blank page for both you pretty much have your answer!

Vege · 07-25-2008, 10:57 AM

And top of the previous poster, never ever name php files .inc, allways with php extension.

thereal88 · 07-25-2008, 09:49 PM

I've always used .inc files. They are included by .php files. But I tried to run a test.inc file and it says the file cannot be found...
So I guess I need to rename all the .inc files to .php files? But then I still don't understand why one .inc file is copied correctly and the other isn't...

thereal88 · 07-26-2008, 06:02 AM

Ok, that's not it. I renamed all the .inc files to .php files and they're still copied empty.
Does it matter what's in the files? Maybe I could post the contents here...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScareCrowe

If you want to copy a PHP file with its PHP code intact, you need to use FTP. By using the URL to the file you are requesting the file via the server, which will parse the file no matter what.

Is the server the files you want to copy from configured to parse .inc files?

If the server does parse .inc files (don't think thats a default) then that would explain both files being empty: the server is parsing them and showing you the output, which happens to be nothing.

Open functions.inc and connect_ct.inc.php in your browser and view the source code. If you get blank page for both you pretty much have your answer!

I opened the .inc files in my browser and it says 'file not found'...
The problem with FTP copying is that I don't know how many folders the copying file needs to go up and down...
But still, why does it copy 2 of the files correctly and not the other two?

Update: I tried FTP copying now, but that's actually something else so I posted a new Topic... I hope that's OK.

scoutt · 07-28-2008, 10:36 PM

can copy really be used to copy form a URL? I am guessing not. If that was the case then we can copy scripts that we never paid for on sites we don't have access to. Doesn't seem to secure to me.

thereal88 · 07-29-2008, 04:23 AM

Yeah, it's a bit strange, but two of them are actually getting copied correctly. That's strange too, then.