Bug #79765 [NEW]: undefined array index gets set when passed by reference

From: wspademan at gmail dot com Operating system: Windows & Centos PHP version: 8.0.0alpha1 Package: Scripting Engine problem Bug Type: Bug Bug description:undefined array index gets set when passed by reference Description: ------------ This script apparently fails since PHP version 4.4.9 or earlier (tested using http://sandbox.onlinephpfunctions.com/) Test script: --------------- <?php function check(&$value) {} $a = array(); check($a['b']); echo count($a); // should be 0, but is 1 print_r($a); // $a should be [], but is ['b' => NULL] Expected result: ---------------- see comments in script Actual result: -------------- see comments in script -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79765&edit=1 -- Fix committed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=globals PHP version support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=phptooold Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79765&r=mysqlcfg