#42516 [Csd->Opn]: __FILE__ resolves symlinks - not mentioned in manual

ID: 42516 User updated by: michael at zedeler dot dk Reported By: michael at zedeler dot dk -Status: Closed +Status: Open Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 4.4.7 Assigned To: bjori New Comment: Sorry to bug you again, but as I am writing in the report, just putting a description of the errant behaviour is not a useful fix. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-04-13 23:46:35] bjori@php.net This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-09-01 21:02:38] michael at zedeler dot dk Description: ------------ __FILE__ does not return the path used to invoke the current file, but resolves symlinks. This behaviour is extremely problematics, since important information is thrown away. The web is teeming with postings from people that are experiencing problems because of this. In http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=37603 this bug was mentioned and the response was that it is intended behavior with a reference to the manual. The page http://es.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php is the primary source of information for __FILE__, and it does not mention resolving symlinks at all. I'd like if we could have som kind of dialogue about how to solve the problem, in stead of just having this bug being closed with a "Bogus" status. My suggestions are: 1) introduce a new magical constant that behaves as it should. 2) put a parameter in php.ini that changes how __FILE__ behaves. Reproduce code: --------------- This is basically a reopening of http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=37603 Expected result: ---------------- This is basically a reopening of http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=37603 Actual result: -------------- This is basically a reopening of http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=37603 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=42516&edit=1