#42955 [NEW]: Public method can be call as static method

From: nicolas_boiteux at yahoo dot fr Operating system: all PHP version: 5.2.4 PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related Bug description: Public method can be call as static method Description: ------------ Without instanciate object, its methods can be call directly as static methods. This bug is also relative to this one: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42016 Reproduce code: --------------- <?php class job{ public function doit(){ echo("yes"); } } job::doit(); ?> other exemple which return the normal error message: <?php class job{ private $foo; public function doit(){ echo($this->foo); } } job::doit(); ?> error message returned: Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in Expected result: ---------------- should return a fatal error: Fatal error: Using public method when not in object context in .. on line... as doit is not a static method, and not in an objet context. Actual result: -------------- print "yes" -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=42955&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42955&r=mysqlcfg