JFile::copy($ori_file, $target_file); stopped working in j3

[carsten888]

JFile::copy worked fine for years. But recently its behaviour has changed.

In previous versions, you just need the original file and the copy function would create the new file AND copy the content. (like the copy() function in PHP does).
In the recent version (j3.3.6), to copy a file, the new file needs to already be in the location. So you need both the original file AND the new file to be there, before the JFile::copy function can copy the content of the file.

So before copying the content of the file, you first need to create the new file. (why?!)

Problem is, what is the new syntax for creating a new file?
I can not find that in the documentation.
https://api.joomla.org/cms-3/classes/JFile.html [edit]oops wrong url[/edit]

[NathanHawks]

The API page for 3.3:
https://api.joomla.org/cms-3/classes/JFile.html

I notice JFile::move exists... I'd like to say "one presumes a move method, would not expect a destination file" ... but I'd say the same about JFile::copy if it didn't involve calling you a liar

To more directly answer your question, perhaps JFile::write.

[carsten888]

thanks. it is indeed 'write'.

it says:

Write contents to a file

but it also seems to create the file itself.

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$target_file = JPATH_ROOT.'/hello.txt';
$content = 'hello world';
JFile::write($target_file, $content);