#22708 [Fbk->NoF]: writting output to filesystem doesn't work

ID: 22708 Updated by: sniper@php.net Reported By: ron dot petty at unigeek dot com -Status: Feedback +Status: No Feedback Bug Type: Filesystem function related Operating System: Redhat 8 PHP Version: 4.3.1 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-03-15 06:56:33] wez@php.net PHP caches stat() information (such as that obtained from filesize(), filemtime() etc.) for performance reasons. Adding a call to clearstatcache() after your fclose() will probably cure your problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-03-14 19:28:16] sniper@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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-03-14 14:48:15] ron dot petty at unigeek dot com I added rewind after reopening and that seemed to work. I sorta read something in the documentation about how you order opening of files, is there something more in depth? I still assume this is a bug since I closed them, but rewinding seems to fix it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-03-14 14:13:26] ron dot petty at unigeek dot com I removed the code that reopened the file and did the following instead ... fclose($h6); print filesize("/etc/group.backup")."\n"; print shell_exec("cat /etc/group.backup"); print filesize("/etc/group.backup")."\n"; my output is 0 repett0:x:1102: drechsel:x:1103: dan:x:1104: coty:x:1105: demo:x:1106: 0 I assume fclose means the file is closed and the output is flushed, but it is not in this case (unless I am not seeing something). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-03-14 13:14:28] ron dot petty at unigeek dot com This is on the command line, not through a browser. I have wrote some code that reads a file in, modifies it then writes it out to disk. Then the script reads it back in, however the size is 0. If I look at the file on the filesystem it is not zero and is correct. I have tried flush, but that seems to only apply to web based stuff. I am running this on the command line. I do fclose the file from the previous write. I know a work around is to not write anything to the file until its done but this should still work. 1)open file 2)change contents 3)save file 4)open file file size is incorrect 0, filesystem says it is >0 and correct. I have the script, but don't know where to upload it? Thank you. Ron ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=22708&edit=1