Bug #12203: Inconsistent __FILE__ contents when using require/require_once

From: adam@iewebs.com Operating system: Red Hat 7.1 PHP version: 4.0.4pl1 PHP Bug Type: Filesystem function related Bug description: Inconsistent __FILE__ contents when using require/require_once Not sure if this is a bug or a feature, or what the correct result should be, but... Related to bug #6636, require_once() and include_once() used on a soft link will result in the __FILE__ constant containing only the filename of the link, whereas include() and require() will result in __FILE__ containing the full path and filename of the linked file. ln -s /path/to/file.php /path/to/link.php CASE ONE: require_once('/path/to/link.php'); // returns 'link.php' echo __FILE__; CASE TWO: require('/path/to/link.php'); // returns '/path/to/file.php' echo __FILE__; -- Edit bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=12203&edit=1