Bug #75842 [Opn->Nab]: String concatenation

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75842&edit=1 ID: 75842 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: george at t-c-n dot co dot uk Summary: String concatenation -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: *General Issues Operating System: Windows 10 PHP Version: 7.2.1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: No, it's valid syntax. Assignment is an expression that evaluates to the RHS value, so $x = 'hello' . $y = 'world'; works like $y = 'world'; $x = 'hello' . 'world'; Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-01-18 14:53:21] george at t-c-n dot co dot uk Description: ------------ Not sure if this is a bug or not but I guess reporting it anyway wouldn't hurt. String concatenation with '=', should this be a syntax error? Test script: --------------- <?php $x = 'hello' . $y = 'world'; echo $x; OR <?php $x = 'hello' . $y = 'world'; echo $x; Expected result: ---------------- Syntax error? Actual result: -------------- 'helloworld' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75842&edit=1