#44167 [Opn->Bgs]: Is PDO::getAvailableDrivers() really static?

ID: 44167 Updated by: johannes@php.net Reported By: uwendel at mysql dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: PDO related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.3CVS-2008-02-19 (CVS) New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php That's common beahvior of PHP's object model, see also: class C { static function foo() { echo "I'm here!"; } } $c = new C(); $c->foo(); Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-02-19 13:10:41] uwendel at mysql dot com Description: ------------ According to the manual, the PDO method getAvailableDrivers() is static: "This function returns all currently available PDO drivers which can be used in DSN parameter of PDO->__construct(). This is a static method.", http://de.php.net/manual/en/function.PDO-getAvailableDrivers.php That's not true. You can invoke it using static and non-static syntax. I'd call it a feature not a bug. In any case it should be documented. Reproduce code: --------------- nixnutz@ulflinux:~/php53> sapi/cli/php -r '$pdo=new PDO("sqlite:/tmp/foo.db"); var_dump($pdo->getAvailableDrivers()); var_dump(PDO::getAvailableDrivers());' array(4) { [0]=> string(7) "sqlite2" [1]=> string(6) "sqlite" [2]=> string(5) "pgsql" [3]=> string(5) "mysql" } array(4) { [0]=> string(7) "sqlite2" [1]=> string(6) "sqlite" [2]=> string(5) "pgsql" [3]=> string(5) "mysql" } Expected result: ---------------- I'm fine with the implementation, no change. But decide on the question if its a feature or a bug. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44167&edit=1