Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52176&edit=1
ID: 52176
User updated by: o_shes01 at uni-muenster dot de
Reported by: o_shes01 at uni-muenster dot de
Summary: unlink() cannot delete symbolic link which points to
a directory
Status: Bogus
Type: Bug
Package: Filesystem function related
Operating System: Windows Vista SP2
PHP Version: 5.3.2
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
Assuming that $fname is absolute filename of a symbolic link, which points to a
directory.
On Linux, unlink($fname) deletes the link itself, and rmdir($fname) does NOT
work.
On Windows, unlink($fname) does not work, and rmdir($fname) deletes the link.
This behaviour is not documented in any way.
If this is not a bug, then which is the correct way to delete a symbolic link
which points to a directory?
Previous Comments:
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[2011-11-15 15:55:07] fel...@php.net
Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not
a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at
http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report
a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php
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[2010-06-24 19:37:57] o_shes01 at uni-muenster dot de
Description:
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unlink($fname) fails if the file named by $fname is a symbolic link which
points to a directory.
Such a link (not the directory which it points to!) can however be deleted via
"rmdir($fname)", which is also a bug (IMHO).
Note: if the link points to a regular file (not directory), then unlink works
as expected (deletes the link, not the file pointed to).
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