#41735 [Fbk]: file_exists reports incorrect results

ID: 41735 Updated by: stas@php.net Reported By: php-bug at okra dot org Status: Feedback Bug Type: Filesystem function related Operating System: Windows Server 2003 PHP Version: 5.2.3 New Comment: It would be useful to know permissions on all involved directories and also the user under which the test was done. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-06-26 12:17:49] tony2001@php.net Not reproducible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-06-26 08:01:31] php-bug at okra dot org No change with the snapshot (5.2.4-dev). FYI, this bug also exists in PHP 4.4.7 and 4.4.6. I'm not sure about earlier versions of PHP 4. As mentioned in the original bug report, it did NOT exist in PHP 5.2.1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-06-25 18:03:40] tony2001@php.net Please try using this CVS snapshot: http://snaps.php.net/php5.2-latest.tar.gz For Windows (zip): http://snaps.php.net/win32/php5.2-win32-latest.zip For Windows (installer): http://snaps.php.net/win32/php5.2-win32-installer-latest.msi ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-06-19 01:47:32] php-bug at okra dot org Correction: The "Expected result" below is from PHP 5.2.1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-06-19 01:45:53] php-bug at okra dot org Description: ------------ file_exists() returns strange results in PHP 5.2.3. This worked fine in 5.2.1. The "Actual result" below is from PHP 5.2.1 on the same server. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php header('Content-type: text/plain'); foreach (array('d:/home', 'd:/home/domain.com', 'd:/home/domain.com/phpinfo.php', 'c:/WINDOWS', 'c:/WINDOWS/system32', 'c:/bogus') as $file) { echo "$file: " . (file_exists($file) ? 'yes' : 'no' ) . "\n"; } ?> Expected result: ---------------- d:/home: yes d:/home/domain.com: yes d:/home/domain.com/phpinfo.php: yes c:/WINDOWS: yes c:/WINDOWS/system32: yes c:/bogus: no Actual result: -------------- d:/home: yes d:/home/domain.com: no d:/home/domain.com/phpinfo.php: yes c:/WINDOWS: no c:/WINDOWS/system32: yes c:/bogus: no ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=41735&edit=1