#22105 [Fbk->NoF]: mkdir changes the variable passed to it

ID: 22105 Updated by: sniper@php.net Reported By: bram at smartelectronix dot com -Status: Feedback +Status: No Feedback Bug Type: Directory function related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 4.2.2 New Comment: No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem. If this is not the case and you are able to provide the information that was requested earlier, please do so and change the status of the bug back to "Open". Thank you. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-02-07 19:42:50] iliaa@php.net Please try using this CVS snapshot: http://snaps.php.net/php4-STABLE-latest.tar.gz For Windows: http://snaps.php.net/win32/php4-win32-STABLE-latest.zip ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-02-07 04:39:47] bram at smartelectronix dot com $tmp = "xx/yy"; $parts = explode("/",$tmp); for($i=0;$i<count($parts);$i++) { $directory = 'files'; //my base-dir //strange loop to show the error for($j=0;$j<=$i;$j++) $directory = $directory . '/' . $parts[$j]; echo 'before :: ' . $directory . '<br>'; @mkdir($directory,0775); echo 'after :: ' . $directory . '<br>'; } outputs: before :: files/xx after :: files/xx before :: files/xx/yy after :: files/xxyy The last line has the error. As you can see mkdir() changes the variable. Even if the rest of the code is buggy ( ;) ) this shouldn't happen :) - bram ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=22105&edit=1