#31570 [Com]: PHP unable to resolve relative paths in __destruct() upon unloading page

ID: 31570 Comment by: wooptoo at gmail dot com Reported By: twadzilla at gmail dot com Status: No Feedback Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Redhat 9 PHP Version: 5CVS-2005-01-16 New Comment: I am experiencing this bug too in PHP 5.3.0 on Linux x86_64. I run Apache with PHP as a module. PHP changes root to / on __destruct. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-04-24 17:32:46] inspiretheweb at googlemail dot com This problem still exists in PHP 5.2.5 (Mac OS X, Apache 2.2), and is quite a nuisance to be honest. It seems to be due to the fact that the current working directory changes to '/' before object-destructors are called (at least under Apache). Although this is noted at http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.decon.php, I think that object destructors should be called before any changes are made to the current working directory. For developers who are unaware of this behavior, it is going to be quite difficult for them to debug the issue in their application. If for any reason this behavior is not going to change, it should at least be displayed as a warning in the PHP manual, rather than a small notice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-05-25 01:19:58] paul at stunning-stuff dot com Hi, I'm using PHP 5.1.4 and this bug still exists. Including or requiring a file in the destructor using a relative path spits out an error. It seems to me that any user-made code, including destructors should always be called before PHP cleans up anything. Thanks, Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-05-02 01:00:05] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net No feedback was provided for this bug for over a week, so it is being suspended automatically. If you are able to provide the information that was originally requested, please do so and change the status of the bug back to "Open". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-04-24 16:50:45] sniper@php.net Please try using this CVS snapshot: http://snaps.php.net/php5-latest.tar.gz For Windows: http://snaps.php.net/win32/php5-win32-latest.zip ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-19 08:42:12] twadzilla at gmail dot com The line in foo.php: $absolute = "/home/test/www/$abs"; should be: $absolute = "/home/test/www/$relative"; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/31570 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31570&edit=1