PHP gives me filenames of files--but then tells me the files don't exist? HUH?

[doni49]

PHP does have read/write permissions to this folder and the files.  Another PHP script CREATED most of the files that are in this folder.

 

My head hurts!

 

if (is_dir($dir)) {
   //get the directory handle
   if ($dh = opendir($dir)) {
       //get one filename at a time
       while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) {
           $files[] = $file;
           chdir($dir);
           //make sure $file is not a directory or the error_log file
           if (!is_dir($file)  && !eregi ("^error_log.*$",$file)){
               copy($file, $dest . $file);
           }
       }
   }
}
echo "<br>\nFiles:<pre>";
print_r ($files);
echo "</pre>";

 

The above code outputs the following.

 

Warning: copy(/home/donirela/.SALearn/ham/cur/tadfasafasf:2,S) [function.copy]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/donirela/public_html/SALearn.php on line 25

 

Files:

 

Array

(

    [0] => .

    [1] => ..

    [2] => error_log

    [3] => tadfasafasf:2,S

)

[doni49]

UPDATE:  I've continued to investigate.  It SEEMS to be copying the file--but then gives that error message saying that it COULDN'T copy it.  The file SAYS 0kb but then has a BUNCH of text in it when I edit the file.

[btherl]

Which file says 0kb where and has what text in it?  How are you viewing the files?

[doni49]

I'm on a hosted account w/CPanel access.  I've found that after running the script, there is a file in the destination location of the same name as the original file.

 

CP has a 'File Manager'.  It tells me the file is 0kb (copy)--I'll have to double check on the size of the original file.  When I click on 'Edit File' in the file mgr, it opens the file and the text that was in the original file IS there.

 

So I guess the current Qs are:

 

1) why is PHP telling me that it couldn't copy is it DID copy? 

 

2) why is CP showing 0kb when the file DOES have text in it?  (This last one might be better directed at CPanel).

[doni49]

Well--I just checked CP's file manager.  It shows the original as 0kb as well as the copy.

 

Anyone have any ideas why it would tell me it was unable to copy the file when it did?  It's also creating an error_log file in the source folder.