#29164 [Opn]: Odd behavior when opening a file from __destruct()

ID: 29164 User updated by: riorius at hotmail dot com Reported By: riorius at hotmail dot com Status: Open Bug Type: Class/Object related Operating System: Windows 2000 Pro PHP Version: 5.0.0 New Comment: Based on "kaspersv at privat dot dk"'s comment, I found a workaround. Since the script tries to open a file in the apache root directory rather than the script's directory, the solution is to specify the entire path: $out = fopen(dirname($_SERVER['PATH_TRANSLATED']) . "/save.txt", "w"); Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-07-14 23:53:11] kaspersv at privat dot dk This bug is probably a variation of the same problem that I experienced. Try changing the permissions for the apache-root folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache on my computer). http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=29167 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-07-14 22:08:50] riorius at hotmail dot com Description: ------------ In my script, a user-defined class is instantiated, and a reference is maintained until the script's end. When the script ends, the class's __destruct() method is called. Inside of the __destruct() method for this class, I was trying to open a file on the server to save data. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php class Foo { function __destruct() { $out = fopen("save.txt", "w"); fwrite($out, $info); } } $temp = new Foo(); ?> Expected result: ---------------- I expected that, when the script ended, the __destruct() method would be called, and it would successfully open the file and save the data. Actual result: -------------- When opening a file for writing, I would get a warning, "failed to open stream: Permission denied"; if I tried to open a file for reading, I would get a different warning, "failed to open stream: No such file or directory". Neither of these errors are appropriate: all permissions were available, the file was already created. If I used the exact same code in another method, or destroyed the reference to the class before the script's termination (thus causing the __destruct() method to be called earlier), the file would open and write with no problems. This only arose when the reference to my object was destroyed by the script's termination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=29164&edit=1