Bug #54570 [Opn->Bgs]: SPLFileObject returns the content of a file after it was deleted

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54570&edit=1 ID: 54570 Updated by: bjori@php.net Reported by: bugs dot php at mohiva dot com Summary: SPLFileObject returns the content of a file after it was deleted -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: SPL related Operating System: Gentoo Linux PHP Version: 5.3.6 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Expected behavior. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-04-29 00:20:33] tyra3l at gmail dot com shorter url: http://bit.ly/kdhzpQ it is normal that you can access a deleted file if you have an open file descriptor for that file. and this is exactly what happens here Tyrael ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-04-29 00:17:49] tyra3l at gmail dot com http://stackoverflow.com/questions/196897/locking-executing-files-windows-does- linux-doesnt-why/196908#196908 Tyrael ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-04-19 22:46:01] bugs dot php at mohiva dot com Description: ------------ With SPLFileObject it is possible to return the content of a file, after the file was deleted. Test script: --------------- file_put_contents('/tmp/file.txt', 'test'); $file = new SplFileObject('/tmp/file.txt'); unlink('/tmp/file.txt'); var_dump(file_exists('/tmp/file.txt')); while (!$file->eof()) { echo $file->fgets(); } Expected result: ---------------- bool(false) Actual result: -------------- bool(false) test ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54570&edit=1