RE: [PHP] Warning: filemtime() (errno=75 - Value too large for defined data type)

> -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Brampton [mailto:andrew@bramp.freeserve.co.uk] > Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:36 PM > Hi, > I'm receiving the following warning: > > Warning: filemtime(): Stat failed for master.log (errno=75 - Value too > large > for defined data type) in test.php on line 5 > > when I do the following line of code: > filemtime ('master.log'); > > The file in question is over 2GB, but I'm not interested in its size, I > just want to know the time it was last modified. 2 gigs? Ever considered rotating the logfile? > I presume filemtime is just doing a stat which is failing when it tries to > read the size field. Whatever the cause filemtime is returning false and > displaying that warning. > > Does anyone know a work around for this warning (which does not involve > shelling out a command line app)? Rotate the logfile for instance once a month, Tar it up and move it to a proper place > My code was working fine until the file reached 2GB. > P.S I'm running PHP 4.3.10-13 on a Debian distro. On some older systems there´s a 2gb limit: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/sf/forensics/2002-q2/0031.html "Let me guess. The file is >2GB? If so, this is simply because your file utilities are not compiled with large file (64 bit) support. Here are some notes I have on fixing things for Linux: Updates to Red Hat 7.1 system required to deal with large (>2GB) partition image files with The Coroner's Toolkit and TCTutils/autopsy." I think that´s the problem. Rotating the logfile is a nice and simple solution. -- Med venlig hilsen / best regards ComX Networks A/S Kim Madsen Systemudvikler/Systemdeveloper