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Bug #12203 Inconsistent __FILE__ contents when using require/require_once
Submitted: 2001-07-17 08:20 UTC Modified: 2002-06-18 06:27 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:5.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
Same Version:0 (0.0%)
Same OS:0 (0.0%)
From: adam at iewebs dot com Assigned:
Status: No Feedback Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 4.1.0 OS: Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2001-07-17 08:20 UTC] adam at iewebs dot com 
Not sure if this is a bug or a feature, or what the correct result should be, but...

Related to bug #6636, require_once() and include_once() used on a soft link will result in the __FILE__ constant containing only the filename of the link, whereas include() and require() will result in __FILE__ containing the full path and filename of the linked file.

ln -s /path/to/file.php /path/to/link.php

CASE ONE:
require_once('/path/to/link.php');

// returns 'link.php'
echo __FILE__;

CASE TWO:
require('/path/to/link.php');

// returns '/path/to/file.php'
echo __FILE__;

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 [2001-12-12 07:02 UTC] yohgaki@php.net 
On my linux with 4.1.0, __FILE__ has always actual /path/to/file. (i.e. not  pathname of sym link, but pathname linked to) It does not ommit path, though.

I think __FILE__ should have pathname for sym link instead of pathname  linked to...

Is this correct behavior? Anyone?
 [2001-12-12 08:21 UTC] yohgaki@php.net 
PHP Version update
 [2001-12-14 14:43 UTC] yohgaki@php.net 
I think __FILE__ is better to set filename that is requested.
Status = Analyzed
 [2002-06-18 06:27 UTC] derick@php.net 
No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because
we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem.
If this is not the case and you are able to provide the
information that was requested earlier, please do so and
change the status of the bug back to "Open". Thank you.
 
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