Bug #54708 [Com]: Fatal error by defined class with inheritance and wrong order and including

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54708&edit=1 ID: 54708 Comment by: pov at fingerprint dot fr Reported by: interrobang at noicq dot org Summary: Fatal error by defined class with inheritance and wrong order and including Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Class/Object related Operating System: Debian Squeeze PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Other weird comportment with probably the same origin : <?php // test.php require 'test2.php'; ?> <?php // test2.php if (true) { class SimpleFoo { } } ?> Expected result : no error Actual result : "Cannot redeclare class SimpleFoo" Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-05-11 12:30:27] interrobang at noicq dot org Description: ------------ Script "test.php" produces Fatal error in relation of writing order of classes. If that missing class defined in same file, at the same place like require_once() (by replacing), no error will appear :O Test script: --------------- class file: test.class.php <?php class formularEssentials{} ?> main file: test.php <?php require_once 'test.class.php'; //contain "formularEssentials" class formularBeta extends formularAlpha{} class formularAlpha extends formularEssentials{} ?> Expected result: ---------------- nothing, blank screen. No "Fatal error" should be displayed. Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Class 'formularAlpha' not found in test.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54708&edit=1