PHP - Phar file with file operations can't access files

Asked Feb 02 '18 at 01:10

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I'm testing with Phar files and I generated a Phar from a project. The Phar file includes a class that performs a file_exists. When I instantiate that class from the Phar it always returns me false. Phar is unable to read files. I tried the same with source files without generating the Phar and it can read the file. What is happening?

Thanks in advance.

asked Feb 02 '18 at 01:10

ProtectedVoid

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Its not that it cant read files, its that the path to the file is different. Are you trying to read a file outside the phar or a file inside? – Lawrence Cherone Feb 02 '18 at 01:17
See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48015539/phar-archive-no-read-and-write-permissions-with-symfony-filesystem/48015791#48015791 – Lawrence Cherone Feb 02 '18 at 01:17
@LawrenceCherone It's a file outside the phar. Located in the same directory. – ProtectedVoid Feb 02 '18 at 01:18
See linked answer, don't forget to upvote ;p You essentially need to do `dirname(Phar::running(false))` to get base directory from where the phar is running from, see docs: http://php.net/manual/en/phar.running.php – Lawrence Cherone Feb 02 '18 at 01:20
@LawrenceCherone Genius! Thank you, that solved the issue. – ProtectedVoid Feb 02 '18 at 01:22
np, glad to help – Lawrence Cherone Feb 02 '18 at 01:22

PHP - Phar file with file operations can't access files

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