note 96069 added to function.fopen

"Returns a file pointer resource on success, or FALSE on error." This is NOT always the case. If PHP is compiled with the "--with-curlwrappers" option, then fopen() will return a stream handle (NOT FALSE) even for pages that are Error404, Error500, etc. This can easily be tested: <?php $file = @fopen('http://www.example.com/a-non-existant-page/', 'rb'); var_dump($file); ?> Output with "--with-curlwrappers" " resource(37) of type (stream) " Output without "--with-curlwrappers" " bool(false) " It took me an entire day of hunting until I found out that this compile switch was used on my web host but not on development machine. "--with-curlwrappers" should probably be better documented. I have documented my findings here: http://darkain.livejournal.com/492112.html ---- Server IP: 192.41.40.227 Probable Submitter: 174.44.156.190 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/96069 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96069/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96069/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96069/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96069/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96069/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96069/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96069 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/96069 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php