From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Operating system: linux 2.4.2 (red-hat 6) i686 PHP version: 4.0.4pl1 PHP Bug Type: Filesystem function related Bug description: hidden '.' files don't work with file_exists() file_exists () seems to get confused with 'hidden' files, starting with '.' (dot). this works fine: -------------------------------------------------------------- if(file_exists(test/normal-file)) { die ("error message"); } this does not work: -------------------------------------------------------------- if(file_exists(test/.hidden-file)) { die ("error message"); } -- Edit Bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=10466&edit=1 -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]