Bug #53036 [Opn->Bgs]: class_exists fails to return for missing dependent classes

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53036&edit=1 ID: 53036 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: steven dot hartland at multiplay dot co dot uk Summary: class_exists fails to return for missing dependent classes -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: Class/Object related Operating System: FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE PHP Version: 5.2.14 Block user comment: N New Comment: You're suppressing errors with the @ operator in the include_once call -- because there's no MyBaseClass.php file, the autoload fails, which results in a fatal error when class MyBaseClass can't be found. Without the @ operator, you get two warnings, then the fatal error, which is silenced in your code. Not a PHP bug -> closing. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-10-10 17:53:04] steven dot hartland at multiplay dot co dot uk Description: ------------ If you call class_exists( $sClass ) which in turn triggers an autoloader that fails to load a dependent class of $sClass e.g. where $sClass extends a missing class, then class_exists fails silently and never returns. Note this only fails on missing dependent classes if the original class fails to load then class_exists returns false as expected. Also tested on 5.3.3 same results Test script: --------------- Test case files here: http://www.multiplaygameservers.com/dropzone/php-autoload-failure.tar.gz Expected result: ---------------- factory: MyClass autoload: MyClass including: MyClass autoload: MyBaseClass including: MyBaseClass included: for MyBaseClass, Failed to autoload: MyClass Failed to load 'MyClass' Actual result: -------------- factory: MyClass autoload: MyClass including: MyClass autoload: MyBaseClass including: MyBaseClass included: for MyBaseClass, <-- Nothing more --> Running with missing initial class: factory: MyClass autoload: MyClass including: MyClass included: for MyClass, Failed to autoload: MyClass Failed to load 'MyClass' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53036&edit=1