Posted by Steve on 11/28/05 18:42

> Running PHP5 with IIS on a Win2K Server

You can get the same problem with PHP 4.x, but for different reasons.

> whenever I try file_exists() on a file in a windows share on another
> server I get a response of False - I can't open the file or do anything
> with it. I'm sure the filename/path is Ok

For PHP 4.x, all file operations assume the local file system
(effectively, "file://" is prepended to the given filename before
operating on it.) The workaround is to use drive letters instead.

For PHP 5.x, you can work with UNC shares BUT there are caveats: (1)
from the manual "...this function returns FALSE for files inaccessible
due to safe mode restrictions." and (2), note this comment about
running under domain accounts:
<http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/phpdoc/1183917> Check
permissions for the folder and file are appropriate for the web server
account.

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Steve

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