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Bug #61230 stream_seek() is receiving SEEK_CUR on mode 'a' or 'a+'.
Submitted: 2012-03-01 23:48 UTC Modified: 2012-03-03 20:10 UTC
From: frame at dynamiccreated dot de Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Streams related
PHP Version: 5.3.10 OS: Windows
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2012-03-01 23:48 UTC] frame at dynamiccreated dot de 
Description:
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fopen() gives a wrong constant to stream_seek when opening the stream in append mode.

Test script:
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SEEK_CUR (1) will be given. This is wrong since mode 'a' should set the pointer to the end of the file, so SEEK_END (2) would be right.

#0  FileWrapper->stream_seek(0, 1)
#1  fopen(xyz://test, a+) called at ...

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 [2012-03-03 20:10 UTC] cataphract@php.net 
seek is called to *determine* the current position. SEEK_CUR with offset 0 is used. There's no intention in changing the file pointer. This is expected behavior.
 [2012-03-03 20:10 UTC] cataphract@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 
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