#44258 [NEW]: Scope/function issue

From: stpetersn at hotmail dot com Operating system: Windows XP PHP version: 5.2.5 PHP Bug Type: Variables related Bug description: Scope/function issue Description: ------------ When I run this: for ($a=1;$a<10;$a++){ drawstar($a); } function drawstar($a){ $txt="*"; for ($ct=0;$ct<$a;$ct++){ echo $txt; } echo "\n"; } I get a printout of the stars. The $txt variable is local to the function. If I make $txt global scope to the entire file like below it won't work. $txt="*"; for ($a=1;$a<10;$a++){ drawstar($a); } function drawstar($a){ for ($ct=0;$ct<$a;$ct++){ echo $txt; } echo "\n"; } Expected result: ---------------- Variable defined globally should be accessible anywhere. Actual result: -------------- Nothing happens -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44258&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44258&r=mysqlcfg