#46649 [NEW]: Setting array element with that same array produces inconsistent results

From: binarysurgeon at gmail dot com Operating system: Linux 2.6 PHP version: 5.2.6 PHP Bug Type: *General Issues Bug description: Setting array element with that same array produces inconsistent results Description: ------------ When setting an a particular array element to the array itself, results are different when it's inside a function vs outside the function. Reproduce code: --------------- function func() { $a[1] = '1'; $a[0] = $a; var_dump($a); } func(); $a[1] = '1'; $a[0] = $a; var_dump($a); Expected result: ---------------- I'm not sure what to expect but at the vary least, the results should be consistent. Results were consistent in 5.2.1. array(2) { [1]=> string(1) "1" [0]=> array(1) { [1]=> string(1) "1" } } array(2) { [1]=> string(1) "1" [0]=> array(1) { [1]=> string(1) "1" } } Actual result: -------------- array(2) { [1]=> string(1) "1" [0]=> NULL } array(2) { [1]=> string(1) "1" [0]=> array(1) { [1]=> string(1) "1" } } -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=46649&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=fixedcvs Fixed in CVS and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46649&r=mysqlcfg