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Bug #28289 glob /xx relative to curdir, not curdrive under windows
Submitted: 2004-05-05 19:40 UTC Modified: 2004-05-09 21:01 UTC
From: xuefer at 21cn dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Filesystem function related
PHP Version: 4.3.6 OS: winxp
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2004-05-05 19:40 UTC] xuefer at 21cn dot com 
Description:
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path without driver letter(c: d:) failed to work
while other filesystem functions(file_get_contents/fopen) works
under *windows*


Reproduce code:
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<?php
var_dump(glob("/abc/*"));
?>

Expected result:
----------------
array with files in $cur_driver:/abc/ ($cur_driver = driver letter of getcwd())

Actual result:
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empty array

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 [2004-05-06 06:01 UTC] fvignals at ibsmedia dot com 
-- test 1 --
<?php
$path = getcwd();
$driver = $path[0]; // return "c"
print_r( glob( $driver.":\*" ) );
?>
-- test 2 --
<?php print_r( glob( getcwd()."\*" ) ); ?>
-- test 3 --
<?php print_r( glob( "abc/*" ) ); ?>
-- test 4 --
<?php print_r( glob( "/abc/*" ) ); ?>

work under win xp pro and personal, win server 2003
(Note : Apache standalone and IIS services. )
 [2004-05-06 08:03 UTC] xuefer at 21cn dot com 
it takes me so long time to figure it out: no, don't test it under /


C:\>mkdir tmp

C:\>cd tmp

C:\tmp>mkdir abc

C:\tmp>echo > abc\def

C:\tmp>d:\www\php4\cli\php.exe -r "var_dump(glob('/abc/*'));"
array(1) {
  [0]=>
  string(8) "/abc/def"
}

C:\tmp>d:\www\php4\cli\php.exe -r "var_dump(glob('/tmp/abc/*'));"
array(0) {
}
 [2004-05-09 21:01 UTC] iliaa@php.net 
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