From: copraonu at hotmail dot com Operating system: Win32 PHP version: 4.3.2 PHP Bug Type: Variables related Bug description: $$var doesn't work with $var="GLOBALS";
Description: ------------ I needed to get a variable's or array's value when i had it's name stored in another variable. To get it, i used $$var_name; it all functioned as expected until it came across with $GLOBALS Reproduce code: --------------- //doesn't work, gets nothing: $var = "GLOBALS"; $var = $$var; print_r($var); //does work: prints $GLOBALS gettype($GLOBALS); $var = "GLOBALS"; $var = $$var; print_r($var); Expected result: ---------------- i expected output exactly like print_r($GLOBALS)'s Actual result: -------------- but got nothing. I managed to get wanted result when i added gettype($GLOBALS); before the code; -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=24598&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24598&r=gnused
