#40117 [Bgs->Opn]: Unable to access mapped network drive

ID: 40117 User updated by: jsbruns at selectionsheet dot com Reported By: jsbruns at selectionsheet dot com -Status: Bogus +Status: Open Bug Type: Filesystem function related Operating System: Windows 2003 Server PHP Version: 5.2.0 New Comment: Thanks for your reply, however I have tried using a variety of methods, including escaped backslashes within double quotes and single backslash within single quotes. I am still unable to open a file/dir on a mapped network drive. $dbf = fopen('F:\W_54602.DBF','rb'); Warning: fopen(F:\W_54602.DBF) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\httpd\dbf_class.php on line 2 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-01-13 12:56:04] johannes@php.net Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php You need to use \\ instead of a single \ in double quotes. $dbh = opendir("F:\\W_54620.DBF","r"); or use single quotes $dbh = opendir('F:\W_54620.DBF',"r"); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-01-13 04:57:06] jsbruns at selectionsheet dot com Description: ------------ I'm running windows 2003 server and have several mapped drives within my network. I'm trying to access a file on a drive mapped as F:\ I can access the drive from windows explorer and am running apache as a service under an administrative user that has proper permissions. I've tried a variety of connection methods including specifying the drive letter, the server name and the IP address. All with no success. Any help would be appreciated. Reproduce code: --------------- $dbh = opendir("F:\W_54620.DBF","r"); $dbh = opendir("\\server02\W_54620.DBF","r"); failed to open dir: Invalid argument in C:\httpd\dbf_class.php on line 2 Expected result: ---------------- Provide a valid object after successful file open. Actual result: -------------- Unable to open stream to file on network drive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40117&edit=1