php “glob” and data-deduplication?

Question

I have a php-application which is (per request) scanning for the existance of some files. (on a network share)

I\'m using glob for this, cause usually i jus

Answer 1

Do you prepare to use another function than glob()? You can try to use SPL's recursive iterators if it will find an opened file that's located on a drive that's using Windows Server 2012 R2 build in data-deduplication feature. You can find an example how you can use it from this link.