Bug #78532 [NEW]: error control operator not behaving the same as php5

From: jcmargentina at gmail dot com Operating system: PHP version: 7.1.32 Package: Output Control Bug Type: Bug Bug description:error control operator not behaving the same as php5 Description: ------------ I noticed that the Error Control Operator is behaving different in php7 than php5 Test script: --------------- <?php function query() { $myrs = null; $tmp = @$myrs->free_result(); return $tmp; } var_dump(query()); echo "Another output"; Expected result: ---------------- NOTHING (as of php5) Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function free_result() on null in [...][...]:6 Stack trace: #0 [...][...](11): query() #1 {main} thrown in [...][...] on line 6 -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78532&edit=1 -- Fix committed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=globals PHP version support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=phptooold Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78532&r=mysqlcfg