diff --git a/ext/curl/tests/check_win_config.phpt b/ext/curl/tests/check_win_config.phpt
index 405a1b9072098..7f656ef9ea753 100644
--- a/ext/curl/tests/check_win_config.phpt
+++ b/ext/curl/tests/check_win_config.phpt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ GSSAPI => No
 KERBEROS5 => Yes
 UNIX_SOCKETS => No
 PSL => No
-Protocols => dict, file, ftp, ftps, gopher, http, https, imap, imaps, ldap, pop3, pop3s, rtsp, scp, sftp, smtp, smtps, telnet, tftp
+Protocols => dict, file, ftp, ftps, gopher, http, https, imap, imaps, ldap, pop3, pop3s, rtsp, scp, sftp, smb, smbs, smtp, smtps, telnet, tftp
 Host => %s-pc-win32
 SSL Version => OpenSSL/%s
 ZLib Version => %s
diff --git a/ext/standard/file.c b/ext/standard/file.c
index 5a1b3b955cb06..a14e93652846d 100644
--- a/ext/standard/file.c
+++ b/ext/standard/file.c
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ PHP_NAMED_FUNCTION(php_if_fopen)
 		Z_PARAM_STRING(mode, mode_len)
 		Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
 		Z_PARAM_BOOL(use_include_path)
-		Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(zcontext)
+		Z_PARAM_RESOURCE_EX(zcontext, 1, 0)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END_EX(RETURN_FALSE);
 
 	context = php_stream_context_from_zval(zcontext, 0);
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(mkdir)
 		Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
 		Z_PARAM_LONG(mode)
 		Z_PARAM_BOOL(recursive)
-		Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(zcontext)
+		Z_PARAM_RESOURCE_EX(zcontext, 1, 0)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END_EX(RETURN_FALSE);
 
 	context = php_stream_context_from_zval(zcontext, 0);
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(rmdir)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
 		Z_PARAM_PATH(dir, dir_len)
 		Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-		Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(zcontext)
+		Z_PARAM_RESOURCE_EX(zcontext, 1, 0)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END_EX(RETURN_FALSE);
 
 	context = php_stream_context_from_zval(zcontext, 0);
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(rename)
 		Z_PARAM_PATH(old_name, old_name_len)
 		Z_PARAM_PATH(new_name, new_name_len)
 		Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-		Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(zcontext)
+		Z_PARAM_RESOURCE_EX(zcontext, 1, 0)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END_EX(RETURN_FALSE);
 
 	wrapper = php_stream_locate_url_wrapper(old_name, NULL, 0);
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(unlink)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
 		Z_PARAM_PATH(filename, filename_len)
 		Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-		Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(zcontext)
+		Z_PARAM_RESOURCE_EX(zcontext, 1, 0)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END_EX(RETURN_FALSE);
 
 	context = php_stream_context_from_zval(zcontext, 0);
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(copy)
 		Z_PARAM_PATH(source, source_len)
 		Z_PARAM_PATH(target, target_len)
 		Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
-		Z_PARAM_RESOURCE(zcontext)
+		Z_PARAM_RESOURCE_EX(zcontext, 1, 0)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
 
 	if (php_check_open_basedir(source)) {
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/bug74719.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/bug74719.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7cf90487e24f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/bug74719.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #74719 Allow NULL as context, testing fopen, rename, unlink, mkdir and rmdir
+--CREDITS--
+Alexander Holman <alexander@holman.org.uk>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+/* Prototype  : resource fopen(string filename, string mode [, bool use_include_path [, resource context]])
+ * Description: Open a file or a URL and return a file pointer 
+ * Source code: ext/standard/file.c
+ * Alias to functions: 
+ */
+
+require_once('fopen_include_path.inc');
+
+$thisTestDir =  basename(__FILE__, ".php") . ".dir";
+mkdir($thisTestDir);
+chdir($thisTestDir);
+
+$newpath = relative_include_path();
+set_include_path($newpath);
+
+// fopen
+$tmpfile =  basename(__FILE__, ".php") . ".tmp";
+$h = fopen($tmpfile, "w", true, NULL);
+if ($h !== false) {
+    echo "ok\n";
+    fclose($h);
+}
+$newTmpFile = "renamed_" . $tmpfile;
+
+if (rename($tmpfile, $newTmpFile, NULL)) {
+    echo "ok\n";
+}
+
+if (unlink($newTmpFile, NULL)) {
+    echo "ok\n";
+}
+
+$tmpDir = "tmpDir";
+
+if (mkdir($tmpDir, 0777, false, NULL)) {
+    echo "ok\n";
+}
+
+if (rmdir($tmpDir, NULL)) {
+    echo "ok\n";
+}
+
+teardown_relative_path();
+restore_include_path();
+chdir("..");
+rmdir($thisTestDir);
+?>
+===DONE===
+--EXPECT--
+ok
+ok
+ok
+ok
+ok
+===DONE===
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/fopen_variation4.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/fopen_variation4.phpt
index 38f5fefe62b51..4bd5b2a446e32 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/fopen_variation4.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/fopen_variation4.phpt
@@ -182,12 +182,10 @@ Error: 2 - fopen() expects parameter 4 to be resource, array given, %s(%d)
 bool(false)
 
 --uppercase NULL--
-Error: 2 - fopen() expects parameter 4 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+ok
 
 --lowercase null--
-Error: 2 - fopen() expects parameter 4 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+ok
 
 --lowercase true--
 Error: 2 - fopen() expects parameter 4 to be resource, boolean given, %s(%d)
@@ -238,12 +236,10 @@ Error: 2 - fopen() expects parameter 4 to be resource, object given, %s(%d)
 bool(false)
 
 --undefined var--
-Error: 2 - fopen() expects parameter 4 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+ok
 
 --unset var--
-Error: 2 - fopen() expects parameter 4 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+ok
 
 --file resource--
 Error: 2 - fopen(): supplied resource is not a valid Stream-Context resource, %s(%d)
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/mkdir_variation4.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/mkdir_variation4.phpt
index deb6ff4a450c9..a866f8d16f691 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/mkdir_variation4.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/mkdir_variation4.phpt
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ Error: 2 - mkdir() expects parameter 4 to be resource, array given, %s(%d)
 Error: 2 - mkdir() expects parameter 4 to be resource, array given, %s(%d)
 
 --uppercase NULL--
-Error: 2 - mkdir() expects parameter 4 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
+Directory created
 
 --lowercase null--
-Error: 2 - mkdir() expects parameter 4 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
+Directory created
 
 --lowercase true--
 Error: 2 - mkdir() expects parameter 4 to be resource, boolean given, %s(%d)
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ Error: 2 - mkdir() expects parameter 4 to be resource, object given, %s(%d)
 Error: 2 - mkdir() expects parameter 4 to be resource, object given, %s(%d)
 
 --undefined var--
-Error: 2 - mkdir() expects parameter 4 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
+Directory created
 
 --unset var--
-Error: 2 - mkdir() expects parameter 4 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
+Directory created
 
 --file resource--
 Error: 2 - mkdir(): supplied resource is not a valid Stream-Context resource, %s(%d)
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/rename_variation10.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/rename_variation10.phpt
index 42909ee484d06..5c81757ed80cf 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/rename_variation10.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/rename_variation10.phpt
@@ -184,12 +184,10 @@ Error: 2 - rename() expects parameter 3 to be resource, array given, %s(%d)
 bool(false)
 
 --uppercase NULL--
-Error: 2 - rename() expects parameter 3 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 
 --lowercase null--
-Error: 2 - rename() expects parameter 3 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 
 --lowercase true--
 Error: 2 - rename() expects parameter 3 to be resource, boolean given, %s(%d)
@@ -240,12 +238,10 @@ Error: 2 - rename() expects parameter 3 to be resource, object given, %s(%d)
 bool(false)
 
 --undefined var--
-Error: 2 - rename() expects parameter 3 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 
 --unset var--
-Error: 2 - rename() expects parameter 3 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 
 --file resource--
 Error: 2 - rename(): supplied resource is not a valid Stream-Context resource, %s(%d)
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/rmdir_variation2.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/rmdir_variation2.phpt
index 7b4311c245537..6053018f42d74 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/rmdir_variation2.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/rmdir_variation2.phpt
@@ -175,12 +175,10 @@ Error: 2 - rmdir() expects parameter 2 to be resource, array given, %s(%d)
 bool(false)
 
 --uppercase NULL--
-Error: 2 - rmdir() expects parameter 2 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 
 --lowercase null--
-Error: 2 - rmdir() expects parameter 2 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 
 --lowercase true--
 Error: 2 - rmdir() expects parameter 2 to be resource, boolean given, %s(%d)
@@ -231,12 +229,10 @@ Error: 2 - rmdir() expects parameter 2 to be resource, object given, %s(%d)
 bool(false)
 
 --undefined var--
-Error: 2 - rmdir() expects parameter 2 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 
 --unset var--
-Error: 2 - rmdir() expects parameter 2 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 
 --0--
 Error: 2 - rmdir(): supplied resource is not a valid Stream-Context resource, %s(%d)
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_error-win32-mb.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_error-win32-mb.phpt
index 5111f34b76f7c..e96aa05b9c37a 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_error-win32-mb.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_error-win32-mb.phpt
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ var_dump( file_exists(false) );  // confirm file doesnt exist
 
 var_dump( unlink($filename, '') );  // $context as empty string
 var_dump( unlink($filename, false) );  // $context as boolean false
-var_dump( unlink($filename, NULL) );  // $context as NULL
 
 
 echo "\n-- Testing unlink() on non-existent file --\n";
@@ -98,9 +97,6 @@ bool(false)
 Warning: unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, boolean given in %s on line %d
 bool(false)
 
-Warning: unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, null given in %s on line %d
-bool(false)
-
 -- Testing unlink() on non-existent file --
 
 Warning: unlink(%s/non_existent_file.tmp): No such file or directory in %s on line %d
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_error-win32.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_error-win32.phpt
index e55f6ed5cd48d..8c73c353583f4 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_error-win32.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_error-win32.phpt
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ var_dump( file_exists(false) );  // confirm file doesnt exist
 
 var_dump( unlink($filename, '') );  // $context as empty string
 var_dump( unlink($filename, false) );  // $context as boolean false
-var_dump( unlink($filename, NULL) );  // $context as NULL
 
 
 echo "\n-- Testing unlink() on non-existent file --\n";
@@ -95,9 +94,6 @@ bool(false)
 Warning: unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, boolean given in %s on line %d
 bool(false)
 
-Warning: unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, null given in %s on line %d
-bool(false)
-
 -- Testing unlink() on non-existent file --
 
 Warning: unlink(%s/non_existent_file.tmp): No such file or directory in %s on line %d
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_error.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_error.phpt
index ae888bce4acb6..b1af8fd736202 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_error.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_error.phpt
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ var_dump( file_exists(false) );  // confirm file doesnt exist
 
 var_dump( unlink($filename, '') );  // $context as empty string
 var_dump( unlink($filename, false) );  // $context as boolean false
-var_dump( unlink($filename, NULL) );  // $context as NULL
 
 
 echo "\n-- Testing unlink() on non-existent file --\n";
@@ -95,9 +94,6 @@ bool(false)
 Warning: unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, boolean given in %s on line %d
 bool(false)
 
-Warning: unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, null given in %s on line %d
-bool(false)
-
 -- Testing unlink() on non-existent file --
 
 Warning: unlink(%s/non_existent_file.tmp): No such file or directory in %s on line %d
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_variation7.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_variation7.phpt
index 64a2607d5f5ce..f165e4e9c2d66 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_variation7.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/unlink_variation7.phpt
@@ -177,12 +177,10 @@ Error: 2 - unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, array given, %s(%d)
 bool(false)
 
 --uppercase NULL--
-Error: 2 - unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 
 --lowercase null--
-Error: 2 - unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 
 --lowercase true--
 Error: 2 - unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, boolean given, %s(%d)
@@ -233,12 +231,10 @@ Error: 2 - unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, object given, %s(%d)
 bool(false)
 
 --undefined var--
-Error: 2 - unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 
 --unset var--
-Error: 2 - unlink() expects parameter 2 to be resource, null given, %s(%d)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 
 --file resource--
 Error: 2 - unlink(): supplied resource is not a valid Stream-Context resource, %s(%d)