PHP has worked like this for years and people were & are happy with it. Even if you somehow were able to convince (which is not happening) that this change is useful, it still would not happen. A major functionality change such as this would break backwards compatibility and render vast majority of existing PHP code inoperable. If you absolutely need such a functionality, either switch to a different language or customize your copy of PHP as suggested by DvDmanDT.
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