Bug #53087 [Opn->Bgs]: getRealPath() returns the parent directory.

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53087&edit=1 ID: 53087 Updated by: felipe@php.net Reported by: thepixeldeveloper at googlemail dot com Summary: getRealPath() returns the parent directory. -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: SPL related Operating System: Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat PHP Version: 5.3.3 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php Not a bug, your directory is probably empty, so it's getting the realpath for "..". Check it using the getFileName() method. :) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-10-17 04:35:15] thepixeldeveloper at googlemail dot com Some additional information ./configure --prefix=/opt/php-5.3.3 --with-openssl --with-mcrypt --with- mysqli --with-mysql=mysqlnd --with-mysql-sock --with-gd --with-jpeg-dir=/usr --with- png-dir=/usr --with-zlib-dir=/usr --with-freetype-dir=/usr --with-tidy --with- curl --enable-fpm --enable-gd-native-ttf --enable-gd-jis-conv --enable-mbstring --disable-xmlreader --disable-xmlwriter --disable-phar --without-sqlite -- without-sqlite3 --disable-pdo --disable-posix --with-pear=/usr/share/pear diff -u /home/mathew/Sources/php-5.3.3/php.ini-development php.ini http://pastie.org/private/kjaxcwwyx210jfpkfe0ipw ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-10-17 03:40:33] thepixeldeveloper at googlemail dot com Description: ------------ Using getRealPath() on RecursiveDirectoryIterator returns the parent directory. Test script: --------------- <?php $directory = '/var/www/nolimits/public/application/cache'; $iterator = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($directory); echo $iterator->getRealPath(); Expected result: ---------------- /var/www/nolimits/public/application/cache Actual result: -------------- /var/www/nolimits/public/application ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53087&edit=1