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Bug #15089 stat() produces warning instead of error-code.
Submitted: 2002-01-17 16:29 UTC Modified: 2002-06-06 05:35 UTC
Votes:3
Avg. Score:3.0 ± 1.6
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
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From: herp at wildsau dot idv dot uni-linz dot ac dot at Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Filesystem function related
PHP Version: 4.1.1 OS: linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2002-01-17 16:29 UTC] herp at wildsau dot idv dot uni-linz dot ac dot at 
I used stat() to check the existence of files. If the file I check does not
exist, stat() would return FALSE instead of a struct stbuf. This behaviour is also the *documented* behaviour and is how php-4.0 behaves.

Just 15 mins. ago I installed php-4.1.1. Now, stat() on a non-existent
file clutters my html-pages with "Warning: file does not exist". *cough*
Yes, I know that files might not exist, that?s exactly what I use stat()
for, to check the existance of files. Yes, there is "file_exists()", but
why do you output warnings from stat() when returning FALSE is
sufficient? This is one more step away from how one would code
programms in C. Why implement C-like functions (stat(), fstat(), lstat())
when you have to use other non-obvious functions (file_exists())
to do what you could do with the C-like functions. Stay close to the
origins.

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 [2002-01-17 16:51 UTC] herp at wildsau dot idv dot uni-linz dot ac dot at 
I used stat() to check the existence of files. If the file I check does
    not
    exist, stat() would return FALSE instead of a struct stbuf. This
    behaviour is also the *documented* behaviour and is how php-4.0
    behaves.

    Just 15 mins. ago I installed php-4.1.1. Now, stat() on a non-existent
    file clutters my html-pages with "Warning: file does not exist".
    *cough*
    Yes, I know that files might not exist, that?s exactly what I use
    stat()
    for, to check the existance of files. Yes, there is "file_exists()",
    but
    why do you output warnings from stat() when returning FALSE is
    sufficient? This is one more step away from how one would code
    programms in C. Why implement C-like functions (stat(), fstat(),
    lstat())
    when you have to use other non-obvious functions (file_exists())
    to do what you could do with the C-like functions. Stay close to the
    origins.


Now I have to use *two* functions - first I have to use file_exists(), then I have to use stat(). I am pretty sure that php will execute both calls using the same system-call, that is, stat(2). That?s suboptimal and an overhead and a performance penalty (yes I have *many* files). I just don?t see why the php-engine has to perform the same system-call twice with exactly the same paramters, when one system-call is enough.

I really think this is not good. And since I am in doubt you will ever change that, I am considerung switching to mod_perl.
 [2002-01-18 10:41 UTC] sander@php.net 
I agree, it should just return false without a warning.

Reclassified.
 [2002-06-06 05:35 UTC] sander@php.net 
Thank you for your bug report. This issue has already been fixed
in the latest released version of PHP, which you can download at 
http://www.php.net/downloads.php
 
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