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Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO)
Open Platform Consulting
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Ciurea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: Monday, 13 January 2003 7:53 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PHP] Can I Copy a directory using PHP?
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I want to write a script that makes a backup of a database directory.
> 
> Actually, to copy all database files to another directory.
> I've figured that I have to use the "copy" function of the 
> PHP, but the function doesn't works only with files?
> 
> 
> 
> Is it possible to copy the entire directory to another 
> location, using PHP? I presume that is more 
> "resource-friendly" than to copy the directory file-by-file.
> 
> 
> Thanks and best regards,
> Alexoiul
> 
> 
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