Bug #74501 [NEW]: get_browser() generates incorrect error

From: dpatterson at dplhenterprises dot com Operating system: Ubuntu 16.0.4 PHP version: 7.0.18 Package: PHP options/info functions Bug Type: Bug Bug description:get_browser() generates incorrect error Description: ------------ The get_browser() function can generate a "Warning: get_browser(): browscap ini directive not set" error when the browscap ini directive *is* set. The browscap file is read at run time. This means that the web server must be able to read it. If the file's protection or ownership prevents the web server from reading it (e.g., if it's owned by root), get_browser() will generate the "Warning: get_browser(): browscap ini directive not set" error instead of reporting that the file can't be read. Test script: --------------- /* * In php.ini: * browscap = /etc/php/7.0/apache2/lite_php_browscap.ini * lite_php_browscap.ini is owned by root */ $bData = get_browser(); // Results in incorrect error. Expected result: ---------------- $bData contains an object describing the browser. Actual result: -------------- "Warning: get_browser(): browscap ini directive not set" error. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74501&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74501&r=mysqlcfg