#18818 [Com]: $userfile from fileupload is returning null instead of "NONE"

ID: 18818 Comment by: simon@nzservers.com Reported By: simon@nzservers.com Status: Bogus Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: redhat 7.1 & redhat 7.2 PHP Version: 4.2.2 New Comment: I realise you've change the scheme, but is it wise having no backwards compatiblity? I would have thought having the ability to support the old method would have been important, else it's going to break vast number of scripts. - Si Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-09-03 18:24:40] sniper@php.net This is not any bug. The uploading code changed a lot in 4.2.0..that's one reason why there is 4.2.0 and not 4.1.3.. Hint: Use the error field, codes defined here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.errors.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-08-08 19:01:45] simon@nzservers.com After upgrading from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2 the behaviour of the returned $userfile has changed. 4.1.2 returned "NONE" on a file not being present, and 4.2.2 returns a null value. We have register_globals set to on, none of the remaining configuration has changed. After reverting to php 4.1.2 the problem disappears. Other config info: Kernel 2.4.18 apache versions 1.3.20 (our test servers )and 1.3.26 (our production servers. configuration string: './configure' '--with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs' '--with-xml' '--enable-bcmath' '--enable-calendar' '--enable-ftp' '--with-gd=../gd-1.8.4' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local' '--with-png-dir=/usr' '--with-imap=../imap-2001.BETA.SNAP-0105220031' '--with-mcrypt' '--with-ming=../ming-0.1.1' '--with-mysql' '--with-pear' '--enable-track-vars' '--with-ttf' '--enable-versioning' '--with-zlib' Another php coders post on the same issue: http://groups.google.com/groups?q=file+upload+php+NONE&start=10&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&scoring=d&selm=note-23727%40php.net&rnum=14 The above link includes plenty of examples between different versions of php. regards, Simon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=18818&edit=1