Directory and File Functions

The following directory and file functions should be used in Zend modules. They behave exactly like their C counterparts, but provide virtual working directory support on the thread level.

Zend FunctionRegular C Function
V_GETCWD()getcwd()
V_FOPEN()fopen()
V_OPEN()open()
V_CHDIR()chdir()
V_GETWD()getwd()
V_CHDIR_FILE() Takes a file path as an argument and changes the current working directory to that file's directory.
V_STAT()stat()
V_LSTAT()lstat()