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Operating system: ALL
PHP version: Irrelevant
Package: *Directory/Filesystem functions
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description:add getFileByInode() function
Description:
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Imagine a CMS (or similar system) that links a picture to a text. When the
picture is moved to a different location, the system cannot find and
include the picture anymore.
There are two options for solving this issue:
(1) Update each database entry containing the picture path. Depending on
where, how and how many times the picture is included, this can be very
tedious.
(2) Provided there is a database (table) containing all files linked to and
their paths, you have to update this db / table with the new picture path.
But why use an extra database (table) in (2) when there already is a
database for files: The filesystem!? And both methods require you to
execute the update manually.
With PHP, you can get a file's Inode, but you can't get a file (path) by
providing an Inode. If you could, you'll might just link an Inode in your
database instead of a path and you'll always have the correct picture
path.
Thus, I request a getFileByInode() function, or extend the fileinode()
function to be able to return a path on integer input.
Test script:
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<?php
$inode = fileinode('/path/to/file.ext');
$path = fileinode((int) $inode); // returns '/path/to/file.ext'
?>
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