Req #51442 [Opn->Wfx]: is_writable is confusing, should NOT check if the file exists or not

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51442&edit=1 ID: 51442 Updated by: fa@php.net Reported by: mr dot mosch at gmail dot com Summary: is_writable is confusing, should NOT check if the file exists or not -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: *Directory/Filesystem functions Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.2.13 New Comment: This would be quite a BC break, won't happen. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-03-30 20:56:16] mr dot mosch at gmail dot com Description: ------------ If i want to check if the file is writeable even if it not exists, if have to write an complicated function. if the behavior would change both cases, file exists and file does not exists would be handled in 1 line of code. This is not a test script, should only show up the thing. // Acutal behavior: if (is_writeable('/tmp/NOT_EXISTING')) // returns false // Better behavior: if (is_writeable('/tmp/NOT_EXISTING')) // returns true // Actual workaround: if (is_writeable('/tmp/NOT_EXISTING') || (file_exists('/tmp/NOT_EXISTING') === false && is_writeable(pathinfo('/tmp/NOT_EXISTING', PATHINFO_DIRNAME))) // return true ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51442&edit=1