Bug #74866 [Com]: extension_dir = "./ext" now use current directory for base

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74866&edit=1 ID: 74866 Comment by: sailormax at inbox dot lv Reported by: sailormax at inbox dot lv Summary: extension_dir = "./ext" now use current directory for base Status: Verified Type: Bug Package: Dynamic loading Operating System: Windows 10 PHP Version: 7.2.0alpha3 Assigned To: francois Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: @ab at php dot net I did not have php dir on PATH. @spam2 at rhsoft dot net About "people should *really* stop using relative paths at all for configurations" I use php.exe and few dlls as portable launcher of code verifier in my portable text editor => I can't use absolute paths and I want not setup php on each computer before use it; I want just copy directory or just plug in USB flash card with my editor and php verifier before use it. Please, don't break this possibility. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-07-06 23:11:38] ab@php.net @francois nice. Please let me know, if you need something to be tested. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-07-06 21:26:27] francois@php.net @ab@php.net Sure, this is a BC break. It must be fixed before the release. I'll take time tomorrow to work on it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-07-06 19:08:09] ab@php.net @spam2 at rhsoft dot net sure, but it should not happen as a side effect of another patch. For now I'd say, the behavior should be fixed. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-07-06 18:38:22] spam2 at rhsoft dot net frankly people should *really* stop using relative paths at all for configurations - subscribe to bugtraq@securityfocus.com and it don't take that long to realize how stupid such configurations are ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-07-06 18:27:06] ab@php.net @sailormax at inbox dot lv are you sure your php dir is not on PATH? @requinix the explanation is not correct. It never worked the way it'd search relative to the binary image directory, and unlikely ever will. See this docs https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms682586%28v=vs.85%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms684175%28v=vs.85%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 In particular, this quote [start] The first directory searched is the directory containing the image file used to create the calling process (for more information, see the CreateProcess function). Doing this allows private dynamic-link library (DLL) files associated with a process to be found without adding the process's installed directory to the PATH environment variable. If a relative path is specified, the entire relative path is appended to every token in the DLL search path list. [end] Disregarding that, the patch is a really breaching change. The name like "php_php_bz2.dll.dll" tells, it doesn't even check the ext filename already has a suffix. More breaches are to expect on Windows Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74866 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74866&edit=1