[SOLVED] whats the difference between file systems in Linux and windows

[ludjer]

whats the difference between file systems in Linux and windows

 

im doing a project on my windows pc, but it will be running on a linux server

now i need to know what are the main differences when it comes to handling files on different files system?

 

thanks alot in advance

[thedarkwinter]

hi

 

php itself will handle most of the file sytems differences, but there are some things you need to do, such as:

 

1. windows uses \ and linux uses /

2. windows uses drive letters, linux does not. Usually its better to use relatives paths.

 

example: opening a file

//Win: note the backslashes
$file = fopen("c:\\temp\\myfile.txt", "r");
//Lin:
$file = fopen("/tmp/myfile.txt", "r");

 

while my windows knowledge is pretty basic, feel free to ask more if i have missed something in your question.

 

cheers,

tdw

[ludjer]

thanks alot that helped

[corbin]

It's worth noting that Windows handles / fine, but linux does not handle \ well.

 

 

So, use paths with / if you're using relative paths.