Bug #17720 Updated: "Cannot redeclare function_name previously declared in ..." is bogus

ID: 17720 Updated by: sniper@php.net Reported By: bdgridly@mailbolt.com -Status: Open +Status: Critical -Bug Type: Compile Failure +Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Win2k and Apache PHP Version: 4.2.1 New Comment: include_once() is the problem here. It should propably not include the current script run.. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-06-11 21:48:42] bdgridly@mailbolt.com It is possible in PHP 4.2.1 to confuse the interpreter into thinking a function had been previously declared when in fact it is the same function. I'm sure this used to work in PHP 4.01. I installed 4.2.1 today and now it complains. Sample test program: File: MAIN.PHP <?PHP include_once("test1.php"); function SystemTest() //<<-- Error: SystemTest() previously declared in Main.Php at line 4 { Test1(); } function NewTest() { echo "New Test"; } SystemTest(); ?> File: Test1.PHP <?PHP include_once("main.php"); function test1() { echo "This is Test1()<BR>"; NewTest(); } ?> If you run Main.PHP, it will generate an error because it thinks SystemTest was previously declared and it gives as the line number of the "other" definition as the line # where the error occurred. So it is really pointing to itself. In this simple example I could get rid of the "include_once("main.php")" and it will start to work. But what if Test1 is also called from test2.php. Then SystemTest() it won't find NewTest() that is in Main.Php. Can this be fixed? TIA Brent (e-mail me if you can with an explanation if it is operator error<g>) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=17720&edit=1