Bug #60848 [Opn->Bgs]: php -r works differently

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60848&edit=1 ID: 60848 Updated by: laruence@php.net Reported by: public at grik dot net Summary: php -r works differently -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: CGI/CLI related Operating System: linux PHP Version: 5.4.0RC6 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 use single quotes, or there will be variable substitution of shell. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-01-23 11:55:26] public at grik dot net Description: ------------ PHP behaves differently with the code given in a file and in a parameter provided with -r php -r ignores variables, partially recognizes scalar type hinting. Test script: --------------- [root@devel data]# php -r "echo 1;" 1[root@devel data]# php -r "$x=3;" Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in Command line code on line 1 # php -r "var_dump($x);" Warning: Wrong parameter count for var_dump() in Command line code on line 1 # php -r "function foo(int $a){}" Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '(int )' (int) (T_INT_CAST), expecting '(' in Command line code on line 1 Expected result: ---------------- 1 Actual result: -------------- Parse errors ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60848&edit=1