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: --------------- <?php function foo() { var_dump(compact('_GET', '_POST', '_SESSION', '_ENV', '_COOKIE', '_SERVER')); } var_dump(compact('_GET', '_POST', '_SESSION', '_ENV', '_COOKIE', '_SERVER')); echo "\n------------------------\n"; foo(); ?> 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 bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30935&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=trysnapshot51 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 Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=float MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30935&r=mysqlcfg