From: rabus at users dot sourceforge dot net
Operating system: Windows NT
PHP version: 5CVS-2003-03-03 (dev)
PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem
Bug description: Accessing superglobal arrays in functions via variable variable names
Please try the following script:
<?php
function foo() {
echo $_SERVER;
}
foo();
?>
This script returns "Array". This is the expected behavior.
Now, try this one:
<?php
function foo() {
$bar = '_SERVER';
echo $$bar;
}
foo();
?>
This time, an error is returned:
Notice: Undefined variable: _SERVER on line 4
This is nonsense, of course: As we see in the example above, the variable
should be defined!
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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=22518&edit=1
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Try a CVS snapshot: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=trysnapshot
Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=needtrace
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=notwrong
Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22518&r=gnused
