Are all parts of the path readable or with the access properties option set?

Yes...in fact when using file_exists it returns TRUE

That was not my question :)

to see if something is readable, every part of the path is checked and for that we 
need the ability to read the property of each part. If one path does not have it, 
the operation will fail.

This is a permission option, you can check it either using the command line tool 
or via the property dialog > security.

Yes its readable...Apache runs using Administrator account.

@ab can you try to repro it pls?

For reference please see the code below :

****Apache runs as Administrator Account

<?php
  $isReadable = is_readable("\\\\servername\\sharename\\file.txt"); //returns false
  $fileExists = file_exists("\\\\servername\\sharename\\file.txt"); //returns true
?>

I can reproduce the behaviour only if i set the file itself non readable to the 
user i'm under or everyone. Whereby the fact running something as administrator 
reveals nothing - in case administrator or everyone is denied on that path, here 
you are. This is most likely a file permission issue on your share.

Please post the output of the following commando on the file/share you have an 
issue with

icacls \\servername\sharename\file.txt
icacls \\servername\sharename

@ab, here the result when issuing the command

icacls \\servername\sharename\file.txt ---> (I)(F)
icacls \\servername\sharename ---> (I)(OI)(CI)(F)

Ok, despite it's not the complete output, from what I see there is an inheritance. That 
means if there was a deny in any superior object, it will override any allow on that file. 
Please try the following:

icacls /inheritance:r <path to file>
icacls <path to file> /remove:d <my suer>
icacls <path to file> /grant <my user>:(F,M,R,RX,W)

This way you disable inheritance and ensure the user has all the ACLs set. You can play 
with setting removing various ACLs to see the effect. Please consult you network admin.

ping?

Administrator account has read, write and execute permission to the given path. It 
still does not work...

thanks

Could you please check via the gui, properties->security->advanced, if the user 
has the right to 'read attributes' and 'read extended attributes'? If it's not 
set, please do set and try again. That permission must be set on every path 
element.

Administrator account has full control.

What happens if you try to access a share on \\127.0.0.1 ?

@ab, 

after executing this command :

** What happens if you try to access a share on \\127.0.0.1 ?

 - A new explorer window opens, displaying the shared folder on my local 
machine.

Thanks

Hi,

with \\127.0.0.1 i didn't mean explorer. Just create some test share like 
\\127.0.0.1\test\test.txt and try your PHP snippet. 

With 'full control' - as it might be different, again - are the checkboxes 'read 
attributes' and 'read extended attributes' explicitly active on that file?

Thanks.

is_readable("\\\\127.0.0.1\\test\\test.txt"); //returns TRUE

However is_readable("\\\\servername\\sharename\\file.txt"); still returns FALSE

***ALL PERMISSIONS to that folder is set to ALLOW

we can't reproduce it in our (numerous) environment.

We have now two ways to solve this issue:

- provide access to the host+client so we can debug

- give us the exact versions of the windows client and server so we can try using 
the same configurations in our lab

@pajoye,

thank you for taking time to resolve this issue, however our development server 
is not connected to the internet.

As a reference, here's the server's configuration :

- Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Standard
- PHP 5.4.5 x64 thread safe
- Apache 2.2.19 x64
- MySQL 5.6.11 x64

Thanks and regard,

Mo

Tested again with Win7, Server 2008 and winxp. No reproduce though. Creating files  
locally on the target server, sharing - and it works. 

As we cannot debug on your server, lets do another try. The same as you were 
accessing a share on \\127.0.0.1, please create a test share on the target server,  
create a file and share it with administrator. You could even try to create that 
file from the source machine. Then try with your PHP snippet.

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