From: Operating system: Linux (Ubuntu) PHP version: 5.3.6RC1 Package: Filesystem function related Bug Type: Bug Bug description:rename() of dirs accross devices produces confusing copy error
Description: ------------ When a user tries to rename a directory accross filesystems, they are presented with this warning: PHP Warning: rename(): The first argument to copy() function cannot be a directory in Command line code on line 1 PHP Warning: rename(t2,/var/run/test/t2): Invalid cross-device link in Command line code on line 1 To contrast this, running 'mv t2 /var/run/test/t2' works without any problems. Test script: --------------- $ sudo mkdir /var/run/test && sudo chown `whoami` /var/run/test $ mkdir t2 $ touch t2/a.file $ php -r "rename('t2','/var/run/test/t2');" Expected result: ---------------- I would expect the directory to be copied with its contents in their entirety to the new destination, *OR* at the very least, an error message that specifies that one cannot rename directories, as its confusing that it mentions copy during a rename. Actual result: -------------- PHP Warning: rename(): The first argument to copy() function cannot be a directory in Command line code on line 1 PHP Warning: rename(t2,/var/run/test/t2): Invalid cross-device link in Command line code on line 1 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54097&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54097&r=mysqlcfg