Question

how can I copy two times the same file? I’m trying to do something like this:

                copy($file['tmp_name'], $folder."1.jpg");
            copy($file['tmp_name'], $folder."2.jpg");
            copy($file['tmp_name'], $folder."3.jpg");

And how many time does temp files has before it’s destroyed by the server?

I try using move_uploaded_file also, but I can’t make it work. I want to generate 2 thumbs from an uploaded file.

Some help?

Thanks,

Answer 1

move_uploaded_file will move the file, and not copy it — which means it’ll work only once.

If you are using copy, there shouldn’t be any limit at all on the number of times you can copy : the temporay file created by the upload will only be destroyed at the end of the execution of your script (unless you move/delete it before, of course)

Still, maybe a solution would be to use `move_uploaded_file` first, and, then, `copy` ?

A bit like that, I suppose :

if (move_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name'], $folder . '1.jpg')) {
    copy($folder . '1.jpg', $folder . '2.jpg');
    copy($folder . '1.jpg', $folder . '3.jpg');
}

This would allow you to get the checks provided by move_uploaded_file…

If this doesn’t work, then, make sure that :

• $folder contains what you want — including the final /
• That $file['tmp_name'] also contains what you want (I’m guessing this is some kind of copy of $_FILES — make sure the copy of $_FILES to $file is done properly)