Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51972&edit=1
ID: 51972
Comment by: p1 at originsystems dot co dot za
Reported by: jacques dot moati at happyend dot fr
Summary: PHP 5.3.x bug Require_once don't work with RELATIVE
symbolic link
Status: Feedback
Type: Bug
Package: *General Issues
Operating System: Ubuntu Lucid Lynx
PHP Version: 5.3.2
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
Hello again,
my apologies - my comment above is WRONG
The reason for the problem is that I am using samba so what I did in my
situation was
1. download a zip file of the library I am testing in windows
2. extract the zip file over the samba folder
3. referenced the extracted files directly from the linux server presenting the
samba folder
To remove the problem I downloaded the equivalent tar version to the linux
server and extracted it on the linux server directly - then the require_once
worked 100%
So although I cannot prove it - as no error was thrown, the require_once simply
didn't work - it appears that the problem was to do with dos/linux file
differences. Regardless, though I hope this is useful to someone as it was a
nasty problem to track down due to the lack of errors.
apologies for the red herring
Previous Comments:
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[2012-12-09 07:06:23] p1 at originsystems dot co dot za
I see this problem also.
Assume the following files:
/mylib/css.php
/mylib/needs/supportfile.php
and the contents of css.php are something like as follows:
<?php
require_once('needs/supportfile.php');
class css {
static function get() {
return "#col { color: red; }";
}
}
?>
Then assume an application that uses the css.php library
cd /anApplication
ln -s /mylib css
then create the file /anApplication/test.php with the following contents
<?php
include_once('css/css.php');
print css::get();
?>
This fails as the require_once in css.php does not find the
needs/supportfile.php file
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[2012-03-21 17:01:06] php dot net at doppy dot nl
I'm unable to reproduce this.
tried:
- 2 require_once: 1 relative, 1 absolute
- 2 require_once: 1 relative, 1 absolute with a symlink-dir somewhere in there.
Also, when including/requiring a file with a path that contains a symlink
somewhere, PHP will resolve the symlink and use the actual path of the location
(like using realpath).
You can see this when you use the function get_included_files.
I would love to see some code that actually reproduces this. Please post the
code/files.
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[2010-10-17 21:08:36] federico at bernardin dot it
I found the same problem.
If you use a require_once with a relative path and then you use a require_once
with absolute path but to the same file, php include the file twice. I try this
bug in version 5.2.x and the problem there isn't.
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[2010-06-03 13:07:57] [email protected]
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Thank you for your interest in PHP.
I could not reproduce the problem.
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[2010-06-02 11:04:19] jacques dot moati at happyend dot fr
Description:
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Hello,
This bug is present into all 5.3 php version.
I test it in the ubuntu package, php 5.3 stable and snap version with
--disable-all for ./config compilation.
When you include a file in a relative (eg ../) symbolic link directory, PHP
don't include it and do a FATAL error.
files_existes and is_readable return true ...
If the symbolic link of the diectory is absolute, the include work correctly ...
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