#48535 [NEW]: file_exists returns false if the file path is a symlink

From: tobias dot burger at rolmail dot net Operating system: Windows Server 2008 PHP version: 5.3.0RC3 PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: file_exists returns false if the file path is a symlink Description: ------------ file_exists returns false if the file path is a symlink Reproduce code: --------------- # d:\myfolder\test.php > mklink /D c:\inetpub\wwwroot\myfolder d:\myfolder file_exists('c:\inetpub\wwwroot\myfolder\test.php') Expected result: ---------------- true Actual result: -------------- false -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=48535&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=fixedcvs Fixed in CVS and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48535&r=mysqlcfg