use File::Path qw(make_path); fails with php 5.6.11

windjammer has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I have recently upgraded my php from 5.3.8 to 5.6.11 (security issues requirment).

 
Previous:
 
PHP 5.3.8 (cli) (built: Sep 19 2011 13:29:27)
Copyright (c) 1997-2011 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Zend Technologies

Current:

PHP 5.6.11 (cli) (built: Jul 15 2015 21:26:53)
Copyright (c) 1997-2015 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.6.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Zend Technologies
  
use File::Path qw(make_path);
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Any idea why this fails?

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Re: use File::Path qw(make_path); fails with php 5.6.11 by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Jul 28, 2015 at 15:57 UTC
Since no one has stepped up to be serious- :P Perl is not PHP; and this is PerlMonks, hence the monk(y) snark. PHP and Perl cannot be mixed directly. If you are trying to `use` a Perl module in PHP, it is going to fail. You gave no indication of how you were actually using it or what failure message you got so we're just guessing here. Updating PHP will have no effect on your Perl installation. You might be looking for the `mkdir` function in PHP. There is plenty of online documentation of it and its usage. Perl also has one but they aren't the same and don't take the same arguments.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: use File::Path qw(make_path); fails with php 5.6.11 by windjammer (Initiate) on Jul 28, 2015 at 16:09 UTC
Sorry I am a newbie (really big time) We have a webpage that calls our perl program and passes the appropriate parameters. It worked when we used the old version of php and failed when I upgraded. Guess I should move this question to a php forum.	[reply]
Re^3: use File::Path qw(make_path); fails with php 5.6.11 by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Jul 28, 2015 at 16:13 UTC
Or you can show exactly what you did, in what context, and how it failed; error messages, log, etc. If it's Perl related we'll try to help. "This fails" is a difficult error report to dig into. :P The problem does sound to be in the PHP layer to me but again, that's a total guess.	[reply]
Re^3: use File::Path qw(make_path); fails with php 5.6.11 by windjammer (Initiate) on Jul 28, 2015 at 17:03 UTC
Problem solved, changed make_path to mkpath and all is well. Sorry to have wasted everyone's time.	[reply]
Re^4: use File::Path qw(make_path); fails with php 5.6.11 by 1nickt (Canon) on Jul 28, 2015 at 18:17 UTC
Re: use File::Path qw(make_path); fails with php 5.6.11 by 1nickt (Canon) on Jul 28, 2015 at 15:14 UTC
Change `use File::Path qw(make_path);` [download] to `/* use File::Path qw(make_path); /` [download] and you should be fine. The way forward always starts with a minimal test.*	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: use File::Path qw(make_path); fails with php 5.6.11 by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Jul 28, 2015 at 15:09 UTC
Because it's PHP. Ah, I'm just kidding. You're all right! Of all the off-topics in the world... windjammer had to wander into mine. :P	[reply]