win_is_writable() WordPress Function
The win_is_writable() function checks whether a file is writable on a Windows server. This is useful for making sure that a file can be written to before trying to write to it.
win_is_writable( string $path ) #
Workaround for Windows bug in is_writable() function
Description
PHP has issues with Windows ACL’s for determine if a directory is writable or not, this works around them by checking the ability to open files rather than relying upon PHP to interprate the OS ACL.
See also
Parameters
- $path
(string)(Required)Windows path to check for write-ability.
Return
(bool) Whether the path is writable.
Source
File: wp-includes/functions.php
function win_is_writable( $path ) { if ( '/' === $path[ strlen( $path ) - 1 ] ) { // If it looks like a directory, check a random file within the directory. return win_is_writable( $path . uniqid( mt_rand() ) . '.tmp' ); } elseif ( is_dir( $path ) ) { // If it's a directory (and not a file), check a random file within the directory. return win_is_writable( $path . '/' . uniqid( mt_rand() ) . '.tmp' ); } // Check tmp file for read/write capabilities. $should_delete_tmp_file = ! file_exists( $path ); $f = @fopen( $path, 'a' ); if ( false === $f ) { return false; } fclose( $f ); if ( $should_delete_tmp_file ) { unlink( $path ); } return true; }
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Changelog
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2.8.0 | Introduced. |