Bug #66948 [Opn->Dup]: method_exists('mysqli', '__construct') returns false

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66948&edit=1 ID: 66948 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: tom at r dot je Summary: method_exists('mysqli', '__construct') returns false -Status: Open +Status: Duplicate Type: Bug Package: MySQLi related Operating System: * PHP Version: 5.5.10 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Actually, this is a duplicate of bug #32490. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-04-16 02:08:26] kurt at x64architecture dot com This is related to #32490. method_exists(mysqli, "mysqli"); // Evaluates to true method_exists(mysqli, "__construct"); // Evaluates to false ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-03-24 18:11:22] tom at r dot je Description: ------------ Running: method_exists('mysqli', '__construct') Doing similar without inbuilt classes such as: method_exists('pdo', '__construct') Correctly returns true. The documentation for MySQLI suggests it has a constructor: http://uk3.php.net/manual/en/mysqli.construct.php Test script: --------------- <?php //FALSE var_dump(method_exists('mysqli', '__construct')); //TRUE method_exists('pdo', '__construct') Expected result: ---------------- method_exists('mysqli', '__construct') should return true Actual result: -------------- method_exists('mysqli', '__construct') returns false ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66948&edit=1