#40288 [NEW]: how to check if a file is includable or not includable

From: ironoxid at libero dot it Operating system: irrelevant PHP version: 5.2.0 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: how to check if a file is includable or not includable Description: ------------ Actually there is a difference between read and include authorization: I can't read a file, but, at the same time, I can include it (read about safe_mode_include_dir). Unfortunately there is no way to check if I can include a file or not. Actually the only way to do this is perform an include, and this is not always what we want to do. Reproduce code: --------------- function check_plugins($pluginsFromConfig) { foreach($pluginsFromConfig As $filepath) { if(is_includable($filepath)===false) { trigger_error('plugin not found',E_USER_ERROR); exit; } else echo 'plugin -bla- -bla- exists'; } } Expected result: ---------------- We expect to know if a file can be included, without include it. Actual result: -------------- Function is_includable doesn't exist. We tried to use file_exists, etc. but are limited by safe_mode restrictions. Documentation say that we can use is_readable for ignore safe_mode restriction but it doesn't work and if it will work it will be logically wrong. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40288&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40288&r=mysqlcfg