include causes 500 error for multiple dots

[Dareros]

Hi, i have a problem to include files witch have multiple dots, here is example :

 

include("/path/to/filename.txt"); // This one work fine

include("/path/to/filename.txt.txt"); // Give 500 error, even if the full path is correct

include("/path/to/dire.c.tory/filename.txt"); // Give 500 error, even if the full path is correct

 

So what is the problem ?

 

How to know if a giving path $path contain files or directories with multiple dots or just one or no dot ? something like :

function is_multiple_dots($path) {
   // return true in the case of presence of two or more dots in the name of at least one directory or filename
   // return false in the case of presence of at maximum of one dot per filename or directory name
}

Regards

Edited October 9, 2014 by Dareros

[trq]

How many dots are within the path to a file makes no difference.