Moodle
  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-16556

check_dir_exists() recursive does not work on windows

        Details

        • Type: Bug Bug
        • Status: Closed
        • Priority: Critical Critical
        • Resolution: Fixed
        • Affects Version/s: 1.8.6, 1.9.2
        • Fix Version/s: 1.8.7, 1.9.3
        • Component/s: Libraries
        • Labels:
          None
        • Environment:
          Windows XP Pro V3 with NTFS file system
        • Affected Branches:
          MOODLE_18_STABLE, MOODLE_19_STABLE
        • Fixed Branches:
          MOODLE_18_STABLE, MOODLE_19_STABLE
        • Rank:
          24289

          Description

          We recently ran into a problem with check_dir_exists() and having it recursively create directories on Windows. Example call:

          $CFG->dataroot = 'C:\xampp/moodledata';
          check_dir_exists('C:\xampp/moodledata/path/to/dir', true, true);

          What is passed to mkdir:

          C:\xampp/moodledata/C:/
          C:\xampp/moodledata/C:/xampp/
          C:\xampp/moodledata/C:/xampp/moodledata/
          C:\xampp/moodledata/C:/xampp/moodledata/path/
          C:\xampp/moodledata/C:/xampp/moodledata/path/to/
          C:\xampp/moodledata/C:/xampp/moodledata/path/to/dir/

          Now, same call with the attached patch:

          C:\xampp/moodledata/path/
          C:\xampp/moodledata/path/to/
          C:\xampp/moodledata/path/to/dir/

          Since this method is called everywhere, I don't see how this problem hasn't come up before, which leads me to believe that I'm missing something. I did not experience the problem first hand as I develop on a Mac but as you can see from my simple test above, it is not working as intended.

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            Nicolas Connault added a comment -

            I just tested on a windows machine without being able to reproduce the error. My specs are

            • Windows Vista Family Premium
            • PHP 5.2.5
            • Apache 2.2.6
            • MySQL 50.051b
            • Latest HEAD code
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            Nicolas Connault added a comment - I just tested on a windows machine without being able to reproduce the error. My specs are Windows Vista Family Premium PHP 5.2.5 Apache 2.2.6 MySQL 50.051b Latest HEAD code
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            Mark Nielsen added a comment -

            HEAD uses PHP5's new recursive option to mkdir(). So, the code is radically different from 1.9 and before.

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            Mark Nielsen added a comment - HEAD uses PHP5's new recursive option to mkdir(). So, the code is radically different from 1.9 and before.
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            Nicolas Connault added a comment -

            Sorry, I only just realised the version number for this bug... Testing with 1.9 now

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            Nicolas Connault added a comment - Sorry, I only just realised the version number for this bug... Testing with 1.9 now
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            Nicolas Connault added a comment -

            Applied patch to 1.8 and 1.9. Works nicely now, thanks for the report and patch.

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            Nicolas Connault added a comment - Applied patch to 1.8 and 1.9. Works nicely now, thanks for the report and patch.
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            Mark Nielsen added a comment -

            Thanks for the work so far, but it looks like the patch wasn't applied to the MOODLE_19_STABLE branch.

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            Mark Nielsen added a comment - Thanks for the work so far, but it looks like the patch wasn't applied to the MOODLE_19_STABLE branch.
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            Petr Škoda added a comment -

            verified, closing
            thanks

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            Petr Škoda added a comment - verified, closing thanks

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