Re: Bug #1293 Updated: UNC (\\server\share) pathnames don't work

On Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 06:45:25PM -0000, Bug Database wrote: > ID: 1293 > User Update by: mnc@nih.gov > Old-Status: Closed > Status: Open > Bug Type: Other > Description: UNC (\\server\share) pathnames don't work > > $fp = fopen("\\server\share\file.txt"); > > fails, apparently because the doubled slash is removed by line 139 in > fopen_wrappers.c prior to path validation. > > For this reason, escaping the path using a syntax such as > "\\\\server\\share\\file.txt" can not work. Well, this is a task for the operating system, not PHP to deal with. Proposed patch: Index: fopen-wrappers.c =================================================================== RCS file: /repository/php3/fopen-wrappers.c,v retrieving revision 1.57 diff -u -r1.57 fopen-wrappers.c --- fopen-wrappers.c 1999/02/15 17:25:44 1.57 +++ fopen-wrappers.c 1999/04/05 21:29:04 @@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ ) { local_open_basedir[local_open_basedir_pos--] = 0; } - +/* stripping unnecessary slashes is left + as an exercise for the underlying OS */ +#if 0 /* Strip double (back)slashes */ if (local_open_basedir_pos > 0) { while (( @@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ local_open_basedir[local_open_basedir_pos--] = 0; } } - +#endif } else { /* Else use the unmodified path */ strcpy(local_open_basedir, basedir); -- Regards, Sascha Schumann | Consultant | finger sas@schell.de | for PGP public key -- PHP Development Mailing List http://www.php.net/ To unsubscribe send an empty message to php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For help: php-dev-help@lists.php.net