#45400 [Com]: $foo = $foo does not work in some cases

[php at darkk dot net dot ru]

 ID:               45400
 Comment by:       php at darkk dot net dot ru
 Reported By:      php at darkk dot net dot ru
 Status:           Open
 Bug Type:         Scripting Engine problem
 Operating System: Linux, FreeBSD
 PHP Version:      5.2.6
 New Comment:

I've just found workaround for both issues:
- $name['anything'] = $name;
+ $name = array('anything' => $name);

I also can say that 5.2.0 and 5.2.3 are not affected (at least that's
what people at #php @ freenode say).


Previous Comments:
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[2008-07-01 11:34:58] php at darkk dot net dot ru

Description:
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Converting from string to array using
$name['foobar'] = $name
does not work in some cases.

Reproduce code:
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first:

function foobar($name) {
  $name['anything'] = $name; 
  var_dump($name); 
}
foobar("foobar");'


second:

$name = "foobar";
$name['anything'] = $name;
var_dump($name);

Expected result:
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in both cases I expect to see:
array(1) {
  ["anything"]=>
  string(6) "foobar"
}


Actual result:
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first:
string(6) "oobar"

second:
string(6) "foobar"



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