From: php at simplicate dot it
Operating system: Linux 2.4.22-1.2199 - Apache 2.0
PHP version: 4.3.8
PHP Bug Type: Variables related
Bug description: The variable variable doesn't contain the value that logic
should permit
Description:
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When a variable variable is globalized into a function and then its value
is set to a reference of another variable, the variable variable's value
does not extend past that of the function.
Reproduce code:
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$v = 'albert';
function test($var){
global $$var, $v;
$$var = &$v;
}
test('mmm');
var_dump($mmm);
exit;
// for further examples follow the link below:
//
http://www.ourproperty.co.uk/test/index.php?code=0&allowin=SECurePHRase808
Expected result:
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string(6) "albert"
Actual result:
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NULL
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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31899&edit=1
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Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=needscript
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=mysqlcfg
