#48958 [Opn->Bgs]: bug in the define() funtion

From: Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:40:20 +0000
Subject: #48958 [Opn->Bgs]: bug in the define() funtion
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 ID:               48958
 Updated by:       jani@php.net
 Reported By:      wolff at ironshark dot de
-Status:           Open
+Status:           Bogus
 Bug Type:         *General Issues
 Operating System: Linux
 PHP Version:      5.2.10
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Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not
a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at
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[2009-07-17 11:57:27] wolff at ironshark dot de

Description:
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it is possible to overwrite defined variables

Reproduce code:
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define('FOO','bar',true);
echo FOO; // will print "bar"

define('FOO','bar',true);
define('FOO','stuff',true);
echo FOO; // will print "bar"

define('FOO','bar',true);
define('FOO','stuff'); // <<< here is the bug
echo FOO; // will print "stuff"

Expected result:
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FOO won't be overwritten

Actual result:
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it will printed out "stuff"


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