#48879 [Opn->Bgs]: Numeric Variable Names

ID: 48879 Updated by: jani@php.net Reported By: corrodedmonkee at gmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Variables related Operating System: Ubuntu/Windows PHP Version: 5.2.10 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 Just don't do it. And search the bug database before submitting, this has been reported before.. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-07-10 12:20:22] corrodedmonkee at gmail dot com Description: ------------ You can create variables with numeric only names with double dollars. It can be assigned data with double dollar also. It will not throw any errors or warnings. Reproduce code: --------------- --- From manual page: language.variables.variable --- <?php $foo = 123; $bar = 456; $$foo = $bar; echo '<pre>'; print_r(get_defined_vars()); ?> Expected result: ---------------- PHP Fatal Error Actual result: -------------- [foo] => 123 [bar] => 456 [123] => 456 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=48879&edit=1