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PHP include_path=’0’ bug

(geek level: 90%)

If you set PHP’s include_path to include a directory for which Apache doesn’t have read permission, it fails in a strange way. In the Apache error log:

[…] Failed opening required ‘chorus/Paths.php’ (include_path=’0’) […]

include_path=’0’? Strange. No other errors or warnings are logged by PHP.

Fix permissions, and the include_path works perfectly.

Hopefully this post will turn up on a Google search for the next unfortunate person who hits this bug.