Req #81171 [Opn->Wfx]: &$GLOBALS not allowed anymore
Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81171&edit=1
ID: 81171
Updated by: nikic@php.net
Reported by: herbert at groot dot jebbink dot nl
Summary: &$GLOBALS not allowed anymore
-Status: Open
+Status: Wont fix
Type: Feature/Change Request
Package: Arrays related
Operating System: Linux
PHP Version: 8.1.0alpha1
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
> however, it would be great if the error message only happens if the usage is not lookup but
> when it tries to change it.
Acquiring a reference allows further indirect changes, which cannot be tracked in a fine-grained
manner. If you wrote $pad_data[1][1] = $GLOBALS, that would continue to work fine.
Closing this as the change is intentional and the impact on reference acquisition explicitly
mentioned in the RFC.
Previous Comments:
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[2021-06-19 06:50:26] herbert at groot dot jebbink dot nl
Description:
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Below line gives in 8.1.0alpha1 the error "SHUTDOWN: Cannot acquire reference to $GLOBALS"
$pad_data [1] [1] = &$GLOBALS;
I did read below page and understand that changes are good in new releases, happy that PHP evolves.
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/restrict_globals_usage
however, it would be great if the error message only happens if the usage is not lookup but when it
tries to change it.
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