Req #51369 [NEW]: add getFileByInode() function

From: Operating system: ALL PHP version: Irrelevant Package: *Directory/Filesystem functions Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:add getFileByInode() function Description: ------------ Imagine a CMS (or similar system) that links a picture to a text. When the picture is moved to a different location, the system cannot find and include the picture anymore. There are two options for solving this issue: (1) Update each database entry containing the picture path. Depending on where, how and how many times the picture is included, this can be very tedious. (2) Provided there is a database (table) containing all files linked to and their paths, you have to update this db / table with the new picture path. But why use an extra database (table) in (2) when there already is a database for files: The filesystem!? And both methods require you to execute the update manually. With PHP, you can get a file's Inode, but you can't get a file (path) by providing an Inode. If you could, you'll might just link an Inode in your database instead of a path and you'll always have the correct picture path. Thus, I request a getFileByInode() function, or extend the fileinode() function to be able to return a path on integer input. Test script: --------------- <?php $inode = fileinode('/path/to/file.ext'); $path = fileinode((int) $inode); // returns '/path/to/file.ext' ?> -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51369&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51369&r=mysqlcfg