Bug #61378 [Opn->Nab]: php -H doesn't work

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61378&edit=1 ID: 61378 Updated by: iliaa@php.net Reported by: vrana@php.net Summary: php -H doesn't work -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: CGI/CLI related Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: 5.4.0 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 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-03-13 20:12:24] rk at srsbiz dot pl This switch works, but does not hide arguments from running script (that would be rather pointless to pass arguments and switch to make them inaccessible) but from other users using same server (using 'ps aux' for example). Try for yourself: test.php: <?php var_dump($argv); sleep(120); ?> php test.php --mypass=adminadmin on second terminal: ps aux | grep adminadmin expected output: root 9627 0.0 0.0 3256 740 pts/2 S+ 21:09 0:00 php test.php --mypass=adminadmin now try running with -H: php -H test.php --mypass=adminadmin and on second trerminal you should have no match, while greping only for php, you may find it, without any arguments: ps aux | grep php root 10012 0.8 0.8 44524 9156 pts/1 S+ 21:10 0:00 php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-03-13 19:45:21] vrana@php.net The following patch has been added/updated: Patch Name: hide-args.patch Revision: 1331667921 URL: https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=61378&patch=hide-args.patch&revision=1331667921 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-03-13 19:44:54] vrana@php.net Description: ------------ php -H or php --hide-args should hide passed arguments from the running script but it does nothing. I've tried it on Windows and Linux. I think that this feature can be safely removed because it doesn't work for ages (at least since PHP 5.2.10 but probably longer) and I see only a little value in it. It is also the only undocumented option at http://php.net/features.commandline.options Test script: --------------- php -H argv.php a b argv.php: <?php print_r($argv); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Array ( ) Actual result: -------------- Array ( [0] => argv.php [1] => a [2] => b ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61378&edit=1