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Bug #39550 unlink() does not work if filename contains parenthesis.
Submitted: 2006-11-17 22:42 UTC Modified: 2006-11-20 15:43 UTC
From: andy at advancethermal dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Filesystem function related
PHP Version: 5.2.0 OS: Windows XP Pro & 2003 Server
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2006-11-17 22:42 UTC] andy at advancethermal dot com 
Description:
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unlink() does not delete a file if the filename contains parenthesis, while functions like file_get_contents() work fine.

Reproduce code:
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$file = "c:/my file (4).txt";

unlink($file);

Expected result:
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Expect file to be deleted.

Actual result:
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File is not deleted.

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 [2006-11-20 10:00 UTC] tony2001@php.net 
Do you see any error messages with error_reporting(E_ALL)? If yes, please post all of them here.
 [2006-11-20 15:43 UTC] andy at advancethermal dot com 
Okay, I have no idea why, but both servers can delete files with parenthesis now. Please consider the issue as closed/bogus.
 
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