Doc #81042 [Com]: open_basedir directories must exist

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81042&edit=1 ID: 81042 Comment by: rtrtrtrtrt at dfdfdfdf dot dfd Reported by: bugs-php dot a2 at x25 dot pl Summary: open_basedir directories must exist Status: Re-Opened Type: Documentation Problem Package: *Directory/Filesystem functions PHP Version: 7.4.19 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: > open_basedir is not the problem > It works correctly obviosuly > What does *not* work correctly is what PHP does when a > file or directory does not exist and why don't that get fixed given that this issue exists at least for 15 years now? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-05-20 10:50:07] cmb@php.net It seems to me this issue is slightly different from bug #52065. In this case, I'd say this is a documentation issue, namely that it is not explicitly documented that the directories set in open_basedir must exist. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-05-18 19:56:55] requinix@php.net > And how does it make not open_basedir problem? You are saying that I can't check > if file/dir exists because it might not exist. I'll try again. open_basedir is not the problem. It works correctly. What does *not* work correctly is what PHP does when a file or directory does not exist. if (path_exists_and_is_inside_open_basedir($path)) { // (A) good: exists } else { if (open_basedir_is_enabled()) { // (B) bad: "open_basedir restriction in effect" // what if $path does not exist and is *inside* open_basedir! } else { // (C) good: does not exist } } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-05-18 18:08:29] bugs-php dot a2 at x25 dot pl And how does it make not open_basedir problem? You are saying that I can't check if file/dir exists because it might not exist. Then how about mkdir()? or file_exists() or is_file()? mkdir() cant create directory because it also does not exist? cat a.php <? ini_set("open_basedir","/home/naox/public_html/test"); mkdir("/home/naox/public_html/test"); php a.php Warning: mkdir(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/home/naox/public_html/test) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/naox/public_html/test) in /home/naox/public_html/naox.vipserv.org/a.php on line 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-05-15 18:57:57] requinix@php.net Duplicate of bug #52065 The issue is not open_basedir but that the functionality supporting is_dir() reports that the path does not exist, and the reason for that is assumed to be an open_basedir restriction. If public_html/test existed then you would not get this warning. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-05-15 09:03:23] bugs-php dot a2 at x25 dot pl No, it does not exist but it should not matter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81042 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81042&edit=1