$src = realpath($src); 
$dest = realpath($dest); 
if ($src === $dest) return true; 

/**
	 * Copies a file
	 *
	 * @param   string   $src          The path to the source file
	 * @param   string   $dest         The path to the destination file
	 * @param   string   $path         An optional base path to prefix to the file names
	 * @param   boolean  $use_streams  True to use streams
	 *
	 * @return  boolean  True on success
	 *
	 * @since   11.1
	 */
	public static function copy($src, $dest, $path = null, $use_streams = false)
	{
		
		
		$pathObject = new JFilesystemWrapperPath;

		// Prepend a base path if it exists
		if ($path)
		{
			$src = $pathObject->clean($path . '/' . $src);
			$dest = $pathObject->clean($path . '/' . $dest);
			
		}
		
		$src = realpath($src); 
		$dest = realpath($dest); 
		if ($src === $dest) return true; 
		
		// Check src path
		if (!is_readable($src))
		{
			JLog::add(JText::sprintf('JLIB_FILESYSTEM_ERROR_JFILE_FIND_COPY', $src), JLog::WARNING, 'jerror');

			return false;
		}

		if ($use_streams)
		{
			$stream = JFactory::getStream();

			if (!$stream->copy($src, $dest))
			{
				JLog::add(JText::sprintf('JLIB_FILESYSTEM_ERROR_JFILE_STREAMS', $src, $dest, $stream->getError()), JLog::WARNING, 'jerror');

				return false;
			}

			return true;
		}
		else
		{
			$FTPOptions = JClientHelper::getCredentials('ftp');

			if ($FTPOptions['enabled'] == 1)
			{
				// Connect the FTP client
				$ftp = JClientFtp::getInstance($FTPOptions['host'], $FTPOptions['port'], array(), $FTPOptions['user'], $FTPOptions['pass']);

				// If the parent folder doesn't exist we must create it
				if (!file_exists(dirname($dest)))
				{
					$folderObject = new JFilesystemWrapperFolder;
					$folderObject->create(dirname($dest));
				}

				// Translate the destination path for the FTP account
				$dest = $pathObject->clean(str_replace(JPATH_ROOT, $FTPOptions['root'], $dest), '/');

				if (!$ftp->store($src, $dest))
				{
					// FTP connector throws an error
					return false;
				}

				$ret = true;
			}
			else
			{
				if (!@ copy($src, $dest))
				{
					JLog::add(JText::sprintf('JLIB_FILESYSTEM_ERROR_COPY_FAILED_ERR01', $src, $dest), JLog::WARNING, 'jerror');

					return false;
				}

				$ret = true;
			}

			return $ret;
		}
	}