Bug #80889 [Opn]: Cannot set save handler when session.save_handler is invalid

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80889&edit=1 ID: 80889 User updated by: simon at podlipsky dot net Reported by: simon at podlipsky dot net Summary: Cannot set save handler when session.save_handler is invalid Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Session related Operating System: macos, debian -PHP Version: 8.0.3 +PHP Version: 8.0.3, 7.4.16 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Reproduced on 7.4.16 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-03-19 11:41:10] simon at podlipsky dot net Description: ------------ When sesssion.save_handler is set to something unknown eg. - 'whatever' - 'memcached' when memcached is not installed - Value that reports Warning: ini_set(): Session save handler "XXX" cannot be found for calling ini_set('session.save_handler', 'XXX'); Then calling session_set_save_handler() has no effect. Test script: --------------- Set sesssion.save_handler to 'whatever' in php.ini ``` <?php $initHandler = ini_get('session.save_handler'); session_set_save_handler(new MyHandlerImpl()); $setHandler = ini_get('session.save_handler'); echo 'Init Handler is: ' . $initHandler . PHP_EOL; echo 'Set Handler is: ' . $setHandler . PHP_EOL; ``` Expected result: ---------------- Init Handler is: whatever Set Handler is: user Actual result: -------------- Init Handler is: whatever Set Handler is: whatever ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80889&edit=1