PHP 4.0 Bug #10466 Updated: hidden '.' files don't work with file_exists()
| From: | atom at suspicious dot org | Date: | Mon, 23 Apr 2001 22:46:51 +0000 |
| Subject: | PHP 4.0 Bug #10466 Updated: hidden '.' files don't work with file_exists() | ||
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ID: 10466
User Update by: atom@suspicious.org
Old-Status: Feedback
Status: Closed
Bug Type: Filesystem function related
Description: hidden '.' files don't work with file_exists()
single quotes works fine. thanks!
also, could be a bug, but i got it to work by having it ~follow~ a symbolic link.
it didn't check that the link existed, it checked the the place the link pointed to existed.
could be a security issue.
thanks... atom
Previous Comments:
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[2001-04-23 17:13:21] torben@php.net
Usually we like to have more information than 'doesn't work'. :)
But for the moment, what happens if you quote your strings?
i.e.:
if (file_exists('/file/names/must/be/.quoted.txt')) {
. . .
}
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[2001-04-23 17:02:22] atom@suspicious.org
file_exists () seems to get confused with 'hidden' files, starting with '.'
(dot).
this works fine:
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if(file_exists(test/normal-file)) {
die ("error message");
}
this does not work:
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if(file_exists(test/.hidden-file)) {
die ("error message");
}
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Full Bug description available at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=10466