PHP to automate File copy & database creation

[Horse]

Hi All,

I've had a look around but can't find any help with this so hopefully someone here will be able to help! 

 

I have a site that users can sign up to get their own 'personal area'. This involves me uploading a load of files & folders via ftp and creating a database for each user which is taking a LOT of time. I'm sure there must be a way to automate this using php? So when a user signs up the files are copied from another location to a new folder named whatever they choose for their username. I think the creation of the new database may need some integration with my web host? Even if I can get the files automatically copying for now that will be reducing the time I spend creating the new accounts by about 50% which will be a big help!

 

Thanks in advance for any help with this!!!

[ranjuvs]

For copying files use copy command.

 

For creating database use code like

 

$query  = "CREATE DATABASE phpdb";
$result = mysql_query($query);

[Horse]

Thanks ranjuvs!

 

Do you know how I would automatically create the new folder based on the username they have chosen?

[ranjuvs]

use mkdir() function

[ranjuvs]

$username = $_POST['username'];

mkdir("/path/to/dir".$username, 0777);

 

 

[Horse]

Great, thanks for your help. I'll give this a try over the next few days and report back.