Bug #74339 [NEW]: BOGUS: Fatal error: strict_types declaration must be the very first statement

From: spam2 at rhsoft dot net Operating system: Linux PHP version: 7.1.3 Package: Scripting Engine problem Bug Type: Bug Bug description:BOGUS: Fatal error: strict_types declaration must be the very first statement Description: ------------ for cli scripts it's no problem to start with a #!/usr/bin/php shebang followed by <?php declare(strict_types=1); as first line, in case of mod_php the sample below throws "PHP Fatal error: strict_types declaration must be the very first statement in the script" *it is* because PHP has no business to claim anything outside <?php ?> as part of "the script" Test script: --------------- <html> <head><title>Test</title></head> <body> <?php declare(strict_types=1); ?> </body> </html> -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74339&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74339&r=mysqlcfg