Bug #60251 [Opn->Bgs]: mysql_fetch_row bad return value on error

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60251&edit=1 ID: 60251 Updated by: johannes@php.net Reported by: richard dot gavenda at gmail dot com Summary: mysql_fetch_row bad return value on error -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: MySQL related Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 5.3.8 Block user comment: N Private report: N 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 See note in http://php.net/functions.internal Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-11-09 15:03:30] richard dot gavenda at gmail dot com Description: ------------ When $result parameter of mysql_fetch_row isn't resource, mysql_fetch_row returns NULL instead of FALSE. This code: while (($data = mysql_fetch_row($result)) !== false) { ... } gets in infinite loop Test script: --------------- $result = mysql_query("BAD SQL SYNTAX OR CONNECTION PROBLEM"); // $result value is now FALSE $data = mysql_fetch_row($result); var_dump($data); Expected result: ---------------- bool(false) Actual result: -------------- NULL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60251&edit=1