note 68679 added to function.is-dir

NOTE on Windows Shares (based on tests using PHP 5.1.1): After many hours of head scratching and wondering why a script worked sometimes but not others, I discovered this revelation. Be aware that base Windows shares are not recognised as dirs, so the following test will return false even if \\COMPUTER_NAME\SHARENAME exists. <?php if (is_dir('\\\\COMPUTER_NAME\\SHARENAME')) { echo "TRUE\n"; } else { echo "FALSE\n"; } //will return FALSE; // However testing a subdir of the same base share // using test below will return TRUE, // despite the fact the parent base Windows share // returns false when tested by is_dir() is_dir('\\\\COMPUTER_NAME\\SHARENAME\\SUBDIR') { echo "TRUE\n"; } else { echo "FALSE\n"; } //will return TRUE. ?> As a work round I replaced is_dir with is_readable() instead, which identifies if the share is readable and so must exist, but this is clearly dependent on whether the share is readable. I hope this helps someone. If there is a better work round or other purpose built solution to this problem with base windows shares, please post them so I'll know the next time. ---- Server IP: 83.138.144.80 Probable Submitter: 84.92.85.167 ---- X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_MISSING,FROM_NO_LOWER autolearn=no version=2.64 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.is-dir.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/68679 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68679/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68679/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68679/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68679/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68679/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68679/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68679 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/68679 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php