*shakes head* i know that $date is a string.
your script is failing because you are trying to
write to directory "C:\\ccl_www\\$date", which
does not exist. you have to create it before
you try and write files into it.
jtjohnston wrote:
> No!? $date is a string?!
>
> $date = date ("MD");
>
> How does that make a difference?
>
> $to_path = "c:\\ccl_www\\".$date."\\ccl_www\\";
>
> You want me to change it to:
>
> $to_path = "c:\\ccl_www\\$date\\ccl_www\\";
>
> Does anyone follow why?
>
>
>>Scott Furt wrote:
>>
>
>>I meant, have you created a physical directory
>>named $date?
>>That's your problem. There's no directory named $date on your computer, and
>>you're
>>trying to write files into a non-existent directory.
>>
>>jtjohnston wrote:
>>
>>>I have created date :)
>>>$date = date ("MD");
>>>That's not it. It seems to fail at one level or another, I think, becuase the
>>>function calls itself - and probably gets lost somehow.
>>>John
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>... i think you might have to create the
>>>>$date directory before writing a file to it.
>>>>writing to /tmp/dir/file.txt will fail if
>>>>the directory "dir" doesn't exist.
>>>>
>>>>
>>><?php
>>>
>>>#######################################
>>>$date = date ("MD");
>>>#######################################
>>>### Don't forget trailing slash #####
>>>#######################################
>>>$from_path = "c:\\program files\\easyphp\\ccl_www\\";
>>>$to_path = "c:\\ccl_www\\".$date."ccl_www\\";
>>>#######################################
>>>
>>>if(!is_dir($from_path))
>>>{
>>>echo "failed";
>>>exit;
>>>}else{
>>>rec_copy($from_path, $to_path);
>>>echo "files copies from $from_path and backed up to $to_path";
>>>}
>>>
>>>#########################################################################
>>>function rec_copy ($from_path, $to_path) {
>>>if(!is_dir($to_path))
>>>mkdir($to_path, 0777);
>>>
>>>$this_path = getcwd();
>>> if (is_dir($from_path))
>>> {
>>> chdir($from_path);
>>> $handle=opendir('.');
>>>
>>> while (($file = readdir($handle))!==false)
>>> {
>>> if (($file != ".") && ($file != "..")) {
>>> if (is_dir($file))
>>> {
>>> rec_copy ($from_path.$file."/", $to_path.$file."/");
>>> chdir($from_path);
>>> }else{
>>># echo "error if (is_dir($file))<br>";
>>> }
>>> if (is_file($file))
>>> {
>>> copy($from_path.$file, $to_path.$file);
>>> }else{
>>># echo "error copy($from_path.$file, $to_path.$file)<br>";
>>> }
>>> }#end (($file != ".")
>>> }#end while (($file
>>>
>>> closedir($handle);
>>> }# end if (is_dir
>>> else{
>>># echo "if (is_dir($from_path))<br>";
>>> }
>>>}# end function
>>>
>>>?>
>>>
>>>
>
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