note 47209 added to function.file-exists

From: Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 06:32:19 +0000
Subject: note 47209 added to function.file-exists
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<quote>This is not a bug in php AFIK, but a caution for unix users.</quote> Incorrect, assuming stat(2) will always work if a file exists is a PHP bug, not a Linux bug. BSD's st_size member is defined as off_t, which is a 64-bit type. So this bug shouldn't exist on that platform. Linux offers an alternative to stat(), being stat64(). PHP should be modified to reflect this, so if you care, submit a bug report. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+47209 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+47209&report=yes Reason: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+47209&report=yes&reason=bad+code Reason: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+47209&report=yes&reason=spam Reason: useless example -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+47209&report=yes&reason=useless+example Reason: contains commercial links -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+47209&report=yes&reason=contains+commercial+links Reason: useless note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+47209&report=yes&reason=useless+note Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+47209&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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