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

ID: 48535 Comment by: tobias dot burger at rolmail dot net Reported By: tobias dot burger at rolmail dot net Status: Feedback Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: win32 only - Windows Server 2008 PHP Version: 5.3.0RC3 Assigned To: pajoye New Comment: Now it works! But realpath doesn't work for symlinked pathes anymore (it returns false). Tried the RC3 realease again and there it works. Has it something to do with the actual fix or should I open a new bug submission? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-06-15 17:02:37] pajoye@php.net Please try using this CVS snapshot: http://snaps.php.net/php5.3-latest.tar.gz For Windows: http://windows.php.net/snapshots/ A fix has been applied to 5.3, please try it ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-06-12 10:17:12] pajoye@php.net thanks for the update, I have to figure out what's wrong. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-06-12 10:15:38] tobias dot burger at rolmail dot net I've set the setting fastcgi.impersonate in php.ini to 1 (like recommendet in the documentation). If I set it to 0 it works. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-06-12 09:58:19] pajoye@php.net I use 2008 as well and it works fine. Can you add perms for your user specifically and test again? take #2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-06-12 09:51:32] tobias dot burger at rolmail dot net detailed system information * Windows Server 2008 * IIS7 with Fast-CGI installed * PHP5.3 ((5.3.0RC3) VC9 non thread safe from http://windows.php.net/qa/ (tried also VC6 and thread safe version) The problem occurs only if executing the script from the web server. I run the same script from the console and it works. The permissions are set correctly (full permissions to everyone), as I can read and modify the file via PHP (running on IIS). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/48535 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=48535&edit=1