PHP is_dir() returns false on Windows network drive

Question

I have a network drive mapped to drive letter X:\\ going to an external hard drive with the path of \"\\\\X-Drive\\Public\\Data\".

I am using Zend Server with Apac

Answer 1

For network shares you should use UNC names: "//server/share/dir/file.ext" Source

If you use the IP or hostname it should work fine:

$isFolder = is_dir("\\\\NAS\\Main Disk");
var_dump($isFolder); //TRUE

$isFolder = is_dir("//NAS/Main Disk");
var_dump($isFolder); //TRUE

$isFolder = is_dir("N:/Main Disk");
var_dump($isFolder); //FALSE