[SOLVED] copying directories

[loganbest]

I'm wanting to copy a complete directory from one location to another with this script:

$DOCUMENT_ROOT=$HTTP_SERVER_VARS['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
	$startletter = $username{0};
	$oldletter = $oldid{0};
	$getroot = "/home/whatego/public_html";
	@mkdir("/home/whatego/public_html/user_pics/$startletter");
	@mkdir("/home/whatego/public_html/user_pics/$startletter/$newid");
	$newfolder = "/home/whatego/public_html/user_pics/$startletter/$newid";
	$oldfolder = "/home/whatego/public_html/user_pics/$oldletter/$oldid";
	$good = copy($oldfolder,$newfolder);
	if ($good) {echo'Moving pictures success'; } else { echo'Moving pictures failed!';}

 

I always get this error:

 

Warning: copy(/home/whatego/public_html/user_pics/7/7) [function.copy]: failed to open stream: Is a directory in /home/whatego/public_html/changeuser.php on line 89

Moving pictures failed!

 

the copy() manual on php.net said ti would overwrite everything in that directory, though it's not

[trq]

Use rename, copy only works on files.

[loganbest]

cool thanks.