Bug #64334 [Opn->Csd]: bindParam() does not requre colon for parameter

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64334&edit=1 ID: 64334 User updated by: shri dot amin at gmail dot com Reported by: shri dot amin at gmail dot com Summary: bindParam() does not requre colon for parameter -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Bug Package: PDO related Operating System: all PHP Version: 5.3.22 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: ok fine close out Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-03-02 08:35:58] jellofishi at gmail dot com Why is this a bug ? if the functionality works, shouldn't the documentation be updated ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-03-02 00:19:39] shri dot amin at gmail dot com Description: ------------ the bindParam($param, $var) PDO function does not require the colon(:) for the param. Test script: --------------- $stmt = $dbh->prepare("INSERT INTO foo VALUES (:email, :password)"); $stmt->bindParam('email', $_POST['email']); //this works, but shouldn't $stmt->bindParam('password', $_POST['password']); //this works, but shouldn't Expected result: ---------------- obviously the first param of bindParam() should require the colon(:) Actual result: -------------- the first param of bindParam() does not require the colon(:) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64334&edit=1