Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51442&edit=1
ID: 51442
Updated by: f...@php.net
Reported by: mr dot mosch at gmail dot com
Summary: is_writable is confusing, should NOT check if the file
exists or not
-Status: Open
+Status: Wont fix
Type: Feature/Change Request
Package: *Directory/Filesystem functions
Operating System: Linux
PHP Version: 5.2.13
New Comment:
This would be quite a BC break, won't happen.
Previous Comments:
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[2010-03-30 20:56:16] mr dot mosch at gmail dot com
Description:
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If i want to check if the file is writeable even if it not exists, if
have to write an complicated function. if the behavior would change both
cases, file exists and file does not exists would be handled in 1 line
of code.
This is not a test script, should only show up the thing.
// Acutal behavior:
if (is_writeable('/tmp/NOT_EXISTING')) // returns false
// Better behavior:
if (is_writeable('/tmp/NOT_EXISTING')) // returns true
// Actual workaround:
if (is_writeable('/tmp/NOT_EXISTING') ||
(file_exists('/tmp/NOT_EXISTING') === false &&
is_writeable(pathinfo('/tmp/NOT_EXISTING', PATHINFO_DIRNAME))) // return
true
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