#42244 [Opn->Bgs]: file_exists() always returns TRUE with the filename as wild-card char(*) on Win

From: Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:51:00 +0000
Subject: #42244 [Opn->Bgs]: file_exists() always returns TRUE with the filename as wild-card char(*) on Win
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ID: 42244 User updated by: mahesh dot vemula at in dot ibm dot com Reported By: mahesh dot vemula at in dot ibm dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Performance problem Operating System: Windows XP PHP Version: 6CVS-2007-08-08 (snap) New Comment: The probelm is fixed in latest snapshot. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-08-08 10:09:53] mahesh dot vemula at in dot ibm dot com Description: ------------ file_exists() function behavior on PHP6 differs with PHP5 for the filenames containing wild-card char(*). PHP6 always returns TRUE for the file name with "*", and matches any file with the filename containing wild-card char(*). This is happening only for Windows. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php var_dump( file_exists("*") ); ?> Expected result: ---------------- bool(false) Actual result: -------------- bool(true) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=42244&edit=1

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