PHP file copy not working on absolute directory

Question

I have written a little PHP file, that creates a new folder and is supposed to copy a file from a constant location to this newly created folder. As the function is supposed to always work, no matter from which location on the server it is executed, I would like to use a absolute path to the file to copy.

Now everything is working as I want to, except, when I use an absolute path to the file. The file exists, and the folder has gotten the same permissions. I am on a Windows machine for testing, so permissions should propably not be the issue.

copy('/roessle/ressources/index.php', $newDirInd);

the folder roessle is a folder in the root folder of my Apache webserver, so one layer below the directory I would land in when just type in localhost.

now what is wrong with that path? the file exists, and I have checked for typos like 100 times, but it just won't work.

You are still missing the drive letter. Something along the lines of `C:\roessle\....`. — Cobra_Fast, Dec 05 '18 at 16:05
so you need to go this absolute? thought it was the same thing as with href to absolute paths. — Johannes Zeiser, Dec 05 '18 at 16:07
PHP runs on the server and has to use which ever file path structure the operating system dictates. — Cobra_Fast, Dec 05 '18 at 16:08
Possible duplicate of [Make a path work both on linux and Windows](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4178263/make-a-path-work-both-on-linux-and-windows) — Cobra_Fast, Dec 05 '18 at 16:08

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 05 '18 at 16:08

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That's an not an absolute path in your filesystem. Try this:

copy($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/roessle/ressources/index.php', $newDirInd);

answered Dec 05 '18 at 16:08

markmoxx

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