#30164 [NEW]: touch won't change symbolic links

From: mave at clanteamtreff dot com Operating system: Linux ( Debian 3.0 r2 ) PHP version: 5.0.0 PHP Bug Type: Filesystem function related Bug description: touch won't change symbolic links Description: ------------ the command bool touch ( string filename [, int time [, int atime]]) only works with regular files. I have to change some times on Symbolik links. The OS Cmd touch can also change times of Symbolik links. Currently i use this, but it issnt really good. (sorry for my bad english, i hope you understand it) Reproduce code: --------------- <?php // This works $FileName = "/path/file"; touch($FileName, mktime(0,0,0,1,1,1990) ); // This dont works $FileName = "/path/link"; touch($FileName, mktime(0,0,0,1,1,1990) ); ?> -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30164&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=float MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30164&r=mysqlcfg