RE: [PHP] fopen on windows

On 11 November 2005 21:21, Nathan Tobik wrote: > I've always used: > > fopen("C:\\dir\\dir\\file.txt"); > > on windows, I'm not sure how PHP interprets the slashes internally > though... On Windows, "/" in filenames is internally translated by PHP to "\" -- which means you can write code that works on both Windows and *n*x using "/". *Really* portable code uses the DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR constant, however. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley Campus, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@leedsmet.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm