Bug #79647 [Opn->Nab]: Conflict between $GLOBALS["now"] and $now

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79647&edit=1 ID: 79647 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: murray at focus-computing dot com dot au Summary: Conflict between $GLOBALS["now"] and $now -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: All PHP Version: 7.3.18 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php See <https://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.globals.php>. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-05-28 12:55:23] murray at focus-computing dot com dot au Description: ------------ A value is assigned to $GLOBALS["now"], however this is removed when a value is assigned to $now, as in the example below Test script: --------------- $GLOBALS["now"] = time(); print "Year is " . strftime("%Y", $GLOBALS["now"]) . "\n"; $now = new DateTime("now"); print "Year is " . strftime("%Y", $GLOBALS["now"]) . "\n"; Expected result: ---------------- Year is 2020 Year is 2020 Actual result: -------------- Year is 2020 <br /> <b>Warning</b>: strftime() expects parameter 2 to be int, object given in <b>[...][...]</b> on line <b>10</b><br /> Year is ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79647&edit=1