Bug #72430 [NEW]: [] operator not supported for strings

From: rmoisto at gmail dot com Operating system: PHP version: 7.1.0alpha1 Package: *General Issues Bug Type: Bug Bug description:[] operator not supported for strings Description: ------------ Fatal error when redeclaring a string as an array. Not sure if it's a backwards compatibility issue or an actual bug. Test script: --------------- https://3v4l.org/HBGvH <?php $r = ''; $r[] = ''; Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Uncaught Error: [] operator not supported for strings -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72430&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72430&r=mysqlcfg