Req #55129 [NEW]: LOG_ level constants don't comply with RFC 3164 on Windows

From: Operating system: Windows PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Win32API related Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:LOG_ level constants don't comply with RFC 3164 on Windows Description: ------------ On Windows, the LOG_* constant values differ from the values defined in RFC 3164. The values are correct on Unix platforms. Previously discussed in https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=18090 and closed as bogus back in 2002. Over at Drupal, we replaced custom log level constants with PHP's native LOG_* constants: http://drupal.org/node/1136130 -- and had to learn the hard way that the constant values differ on Windows. (undocumented: http://php.net/manual/en/network.constants.php) Drupal uses these severity levels for application-level logging. The logger is pluggable, so messages may be stored in a database, third-party system, or simply passed to syslog(). Depending on the logger implementation, messages may also be listed/read. Therefore, consistent log severity level constant values are required. The question arose why PHP overrides the LOG_* constant values on Windows, kinda violating the RFC, and whether the reduction to values supported by Windows' event log could not happen in a Windows-specific syslog() implementation instead, not affecting the global run-time constants. I understand that it's Windows that's to blame. However, I don't see why PHP has to follow Windows' bogus lead on not respecting the RFC. Conforming to industry standards would be a huge benefit for interoperability with other systems. Concrete change request: - Make PHP's LOG_* constant values always conform to RFC 3164. - Move the platform-specific mapping/reduction into a syslog() implementation for Windows. Test script: --------------- <?php var_dump(LOG_EMERG, LOG_ALERT, LOG_CRIT, LOG_ERR, LOG_WARNING, LOG_NOTICE, LOG_INFO, LOG_DEBUG); ?> Expected result: ---------------- int(0) int(1) int(2) int(3) int(4) int(5) int(6) int(7) Actual result: -------------- int(1) int(1) int(1) int(4) int(5) int(6) int(6) int(6) -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55129&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=needdocs Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=mysqlcfg Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=55129&r=trysnapshot54