#30935 [NEW]: compact fails for superglobals
From: bugs-php-net at schirmeier dot com
Operating system: Linux x86
PHP version: 4.3.9
PHP Bug Type: Arrays related
Bug description: compact fails for superglobals
Description:
compact() does not "see" superglobals like $_GET/$_POST/etc. when called
within a function (documentation says: "Any strings that are not set will
simply be skipped.").
Tested on PHP versions 4.3.2, 4.3.9 (both Apache module and cli), 5.0.0,
5.0.1 (cli), 5.0.2, php5.1-dev-cli.
Reproduce code:
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Expected result:
A dump of an array with indexes '_GET', '_POST' etc. pointing to the
contents of the respective superglobals, then a dashed line, then the same
dump again.
Actual result:
--
The expected dump, the dashed line, and a:0:{}.
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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30935&edit=1
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Fixed in CVS:http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release:http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=alreadyfixed
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Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
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Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=submittedtwice
register_globals:http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=globals
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#30935 [Opn]: compact fails for superglobals
ID: 30935
User updated by: bugs-php-net at schirmeier dot com
Reported By: bugs-php-net at schirmeier dot com
Status: Open
Bug Type: Arrays related
Operating System: Linux x86
-PHP Version: 4.3.9
+PHP Version: 5.0.2
New Comment:
"Version:" corrected to latest "stable" version the bug was reproduced
with.
Previous Comments:
[2004-11-29 22:19:05] bugs-php-net at schirmeier dot com
Description:
compact() does not "see" superglobals like $_GET/$_POST/etc. when
called within a function (documentation says: "Any strings that are not
set will simply be skipped.").
Tested on PHP versions 4.3.2, 4.3.9 (both Apache module and cli),
5.0.0, 5.0.1 (cli), 5.0.2, php5.1-dev-cli.
Reproduce code:
---
Expected result:
A dump of an array with indexes '_GET', '_POST' etc. pointing to the
contents of the respective superglobals, then a dashed line, then the
same dump again.
Actual result:
--
The expected dump, the dashed line, and a:0:{}.
--
Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30935&edit=1
#30935 [Opn]: compact fails for superglobals
ID: 30935
User updated by: bugs-php-net at schirmeier dot com
Reported By: bugs-php-net at schirmeier dot com
Status: Open
Bug Type: Arrays related
Operating System: Linux x86
PHP Version: 5.0.2
New Comment:
Well, Keita Ito thankfully informed me about the "Warning: Please note
that variable variables cannot be used with PHP's Superglobal arrays
within functions or class methods." on
http://www.php.net/variables.variable -- which also seems to be valid
for compact().
It'd be helpful if this could be included in the documentation for
compact().
Or even better: Remove this weird behaviour for variable variables AND
compact().
Previous Comments:
[2004-11-29 22:22:48] bugs-php-net at schirmeier dot com
"Version:" corrected to latest "stable" version the bug was reproduced
with.
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[2004-11-29 22:19:05] bugs-php-net at schirmeier dot com
Description:
compact() does not "see" superglobals like $_GET/$_POST/etc. when
called within a function (documentation says: "Any strings that are not
set will simply be skipped.").
Tested on PHP versions 4.3.2, 4.3.9 (both Apache module and cli),
5.0.0, 5.0.1 (cli), 5.0.2, php5.1-dev-cli.
Reproduce code:
---
Expected result:
A dump of an array with indexes '_GET', '_POST' etc. pointing to the
contents of the respective superglobals, then a dashed line, then the
same dump again.
Actual result:
--
The expected dump, the dashed line, and a:0:{}.
--
Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30935&edit=1
