PHP 4.0 Bug #4827: Have flock accept LOCK_* instead of 1, 2 ...

From: juhl@eisenstein.dk Operating system: Linux PHP version: 4.0.0 Release PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: Have flock accept LOCK_* instead of 1, 2 ... What I'd like to see is for flock() to accept the constants LOCK_SH, LOCK_EX, LOCK_UN and LOCK_NB instead of 1, 2, 3, +4 - this is similar to how the C function behaves and makes it possible for the creators of PHP to change the values used for the different functions without affecting scripts. Using the values 1, 2, 3, +4 is (IMHO) a mess and will lead to problems sooner or later when flock() has to be changed. For those who do not know the C flock() function here's the meaning of the constants: LOCK_SH = Shared lock LOCK_EX = Exclusive lock LOCK_UN = Unlock LOCK_NB = Don't block when locking It would also be nice if flock() could return EWOULDBLOCK or something simmilar if nonblocking operation was requested, but the function would block. Currently there's no way to distinguish between a failed call and a call that would have blocked (in both cases false is returned).