That is the reason. I assumed the file already existed. is_readable is part of the cache affected functions: http://php.net/manual/en/function.clearstatcache.php Try doing that and see if that makes a difference. On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 1:04 PM, Tommy Peterson <stpetersn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Also I should mention that I thought that maybe the zip file was not being > created in time for this point of my code. But I double checked that that > file is there at that point of the code. So again it exists. And if it were > the other scenario--permissions--the code would not be able to execute if > the file path/name were hard coded. So I'm stumped. > > Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:00:55 -0400 > Subject: Re: is_readable fails with a variable parameter > From: azizsaleh@xxxxxxxxx > To: stpetersn@xxxxxxxxxxx > CC: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Does the actual filename character count match 111? > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Tommy Peterson <stpetersn@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > string(111) and then the correct path/filename > > > > Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:56:11 -0400 > > Subject: Re: is_readable fails with a variable parameter > > From: azizsaleh@xxxxxxxxx > > To: stpetersn@xxxxxxxxxxx > > CC: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > var_dump($file_path_name); > > > > What do you get? > > > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Tommy Peterson <stpetersn@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > I am using a PHP API that uses is_readable as a check before a particular > function does anything. The problem that I am having is that if I do > something like > > > > > > > > is_readable($file_path_name); > > > > > > > > my code terminates as is_readable says it cannot read the file or there is > a permissions issue. But if I go to the file path/name in $file_path_name > (echoing it out to make sure) I can see and open the file. > > > > > > > > If I edit the same code and do something like > > > > > > > > is_readable("/path/to/the/file/filename.zip") > > > > > > > > the same code executes just fine. > > > > > > > > At first I thought the variable was some how getting over written. But it > isn't. It is just somehow the variable is not be interpolated correctly by > is_readable like a hard coded path/file name is. > > > > > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > > > This is on Linux. And this is PHP 5.4.43 > > > > > > > >
