Bug #51363 [NEW]: Fatal error raised by var_export() not caught by error handler

From: Operating system: Debian Etch PHP version: 5.2.13 Package: Scripting Engine problem Bug Type: Bug Bug description:Fatal error raised by var_export() not caught by error handler Description: ------------ When a fatal error is raised by var_export() when trying to export a resursive array, it is not caught by a user php error handler. Test script: --------------- function myErrorHandler($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline) { var_dump($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline); /* Don't execute PHP internal error handler */ return true; } set_error_handler("myErrorHandler"); $recursive = array(); $recursive[] = &$recursive; var_export($recursive); Expected result: ---------------- The var_dumped variables Actual result: -------------- array ( 0 => array ( 0 => array ( 0 => array ( 0 => array ( Fatal error: Nesting level too deep - recursive dependency? in test.php on line x -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51363&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51363&r=mysqlcfg