note 27867 modified in function.copy by vrana

As already noted, the rec_copy function only work(ed)(s) on the "first" level and then dies .. naturally the problem was/is rather simple.. as it failed to account for the trailing slash(es) of the directories.. Another issue to consider, when working with a recursive function, is the possiblity of copying to a destination that lies within the source path.. i.e. from=./tmp to=./tmp/test given the manner in which rec_copy operates, it writes the destination directory, then reads from the source.. you wind up with a tree where /test is duplicated endlessly. i.e ./tmp/test/test/test/test/test/................... perhaps obvious to the veteran programmer, but not quite so obvious to the newcomer. the simplest solution - looking at the sample - would be to prevent the copy if the destination lies within the source.. one way might be to ... <?php $match = ereg_replace("/","\\/",$from); if (!@preg_match("/^".$match."/",$to)) { //call the copy function } else { //output error response as source and destination are same } ?> --was-- As already noted, the rec_copy function only work(ed)(s) on the "first" level and then dies .. naturally the problem was/is rather simple.. as it failed to account for the trailing slash(es) of the directories.. Another issue to consider, when working with a recursive function, is the possiblity of copying to a destination that lies within the source path.. i.e. from=./tmp to=./tmp/test given the manner in which rec_copy operates, it writes the destination directory, then reads from the source.. you wind up with a tree where /test is duplicated endlessly. i.e ./tmp/test/test/test/test/test/................... perhaps obvious to the veteran programmer, but not quite so obvious to the newcomer. the simplest solution - looking at the sample - would be to prevent the copy if the destination lies within the source.. one way might be to ... $match = ereg_replace("/","\\/",$from); if (!@preg_match("/^".$match."/",$to)) { //call the copy function } else { //output error response as source and destination are same } http://php.net/manual/en/function.copy.php