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Bug #17177 periods in path-to-included-file are removed
Submitted: 2002-05-13 08:54 UTC Modified: 2002-08-19 14:29 UTC
From: janfolkert at movenext dot nl Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 4.1.2 OS: linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2002-05-13 08:54 UTC] janfolkert at movenext dot nl 
For some reason, when i require a file with an absolute path that has multiple periods in it, the periods WILL be removed from the path-to-the-included-file.

example:
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$_maindir = "/path/to.an.includedir/files/";

require($_maindir."includefile.inc");
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the result will be:
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Fatal error: Failed opening required '/path/toanincludedir/files/includefile.inc' (include_path='.:/usr/share/pear') in /path/to.an.includedir/files/index.php on line 3
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What's the deal here? seems kinda annoying when having an isp with multiple virtual hosts, and wanting to use the complete website address in the path to the files.

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