#39728 [Opn->Bgs]: Bug with global unset of 2 dimensional array

ID: 39728 Updated by: tony2001@php.net Reported By: victorepand at hotmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Arrays related Operating System: Unix PHP Version: 5.2.0 New Comment: "$GLOBALS - Contains a reference to every variable which is currently available within the global scope of the script. The keys of this array are the names of the global variables." (c) http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.predefined.php With unset($GLOBALS['varname']); you unset the reference, not the variable itself, which is equal to: <?php $var = "string"; $ref =& $var; unset($ref); //unset the reference var_dump($var); //but the $var is still here ?> Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-12-04 12:04:52] victorepand at hotmail dot com Description: ------------ When trying to unset a 2 dimensional array from within a function like this (PHP 5.1): unset($GLOBALS["products"]); elements like $products[123]["id"] continue to exist! I had to use this command to unset the entire array, which is very inefficient: foreach($products AS $their_product_id=>$ar) unset($GLOBALS["products"][$their_product_id]); Reproduce code: --------------- unset($GLOBALS["products"]); Expected result: ---------------- elements like $products[123]["id"] should no longer exist. Actual result: -------------- Elements like $products[123]["id"] continue to exist. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=39728&edit=1