copy() function does not work

[leocrawf]

Hi you all. I have what seem to be a simple task but it does not work. I want to copy images dynamically . I keep getting this error:

copy(../../images/merchant/particulars/208/) failed to open stream: Is a directory in some/filepath on scriptname.php line x.

The path above is the destination folder which i know exists and the image i want to copy resides somewhere like this:

../../images/merchant/particulars/652/imagename.jpg.

here an extract from my code:

                       
		$dir = '../../images/merchant/particulars/'.$copytothisstore.'/';
		$image_to_copy = '../../images/merchant/particulars/'.$copyfromthisstore.'/'.$copyvalue;
			

	       
		if(file_exists($image_to_copy)){
			
			//chk if there is a folder created for this store if not create it and copy
			if(!file_exists($dir) || !is_dir($dir)){
                                   mkdir($dir, 0777);  
				   chmod($dir, 0777);//force 777 rights
				  
				  //copy the image 
				  if (!copy($image_to_copy, $dir)) {
                                         echo "failed to copy $image_to_copy\n";
                                   } else {
					  echo"all is well!!";
			           }
				  
                       } else { //if the folder already exist just copy
		   
                         chmod($dir, 0777); //force 777 rights
		         if (!copy($image_to_copy, $dir)) {
                           echo "failed to copy $image_to_copy\n";
                        } else {
		           echo"all is well!!";
		        }
				   
		   }	   		   
		
          }

[leocrawf]

Just had an epiphany. The answer is copy('images/249/images.jpg','images/230/image.jpg'); not copy('images/249/images.jpg','images/230/');

[leocrawf]

Full corrected code posted

$dir_to_make = '../../images/merchant/particulars/'.$copytothisstore;
$dir = '../../images/merchant/particulars/'.$copytothisstore.'/'.$copyvalue;
$image_to_copy = '../../images/merchant/particulars/'.$copyfromthisstore.'/'.$copyvalue;






if(is_file($image_to_copy)){

//chk if there is a folder created for this store
if(!is_dir($dir_to_make)){
mkdir($dir_to_make, 0755);
chmod($dir_to_make, 0755);

//copy the image
if (!copy($image_to_copy,$dir)) {
echo "failed to copy $image_to_copy\n";
} else {
echo"all is well!!";
}

} else {
chmod($dir_to_make, 0755);
if (!copy($image_to_copy,$dir)) {
echo "failed to copy $image_to_copy\n";
} else {
echo"all is well!!";
}

}


echo"$image_to_copy does exist!";
} else{
echo"$image_to_copy does not exist!";
}

[owen]

hahah, I was wondering what was the problem. Also I think some shared host servers recommend 775 instead of 777.