Bug #81405 [Opn]: Values of PDO::PARAM_ constants have changed

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81405&edit=1 ID: 81405 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: me at derrabus dot de Summary: Values of PDO::PARAM_ constants have changed Status: Open Type: Bug Package: PDO Core Operating System: macOS 11.5 PHP Version: 8.1.0beta3 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: In what way do Symfony and Doctrine use hard-coded values for PDO::PARAM_* constants? If you had submitted this issue just one day earlier I'd have simply changed the values. But ABI for PHP 8.1 is frozen now, and changing this would result in an ABI break. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-09-01 09:07:22] me at derrabus dot de Description: ------------ While patching the test suites of Symfony and Doctrine for PHP 8.1, I have discovered that the internal values of several PDO constants have changed. While I am aware that as a developer I should not rely on the value of those constants but rather use them as-is, I am afraid that this change might break existing application in interesting ways. My assumption is that the actual values of those constants should not matter much to PDO because they are used in switch-like constructs, but I might be wrong here. Under my assumption, the change feels a bit arbitrary and unnecessary. In the interest of providing a smooth upgrade path from PHP 8.0 to 8.1 for everyone, I'd kindly ask to restore the listed constants to their values from PHP 8.0. Test script: --------------- <?php echo 'PDO::PARAM_NULL => ' . \PDO::PARAM_NULL . "\n"; echo 'PDO::PARAM_BOOL => ' . \PDO::PARAM_BOOL . "\n"; echo 'PDO::PARAM_INT => ' . \PDO::PARAM_INT . "\n"; echo 'PDO::PARAM_STR => ' . \PDO::PARAM_STR . "\n"; echo 'PDO::PARAM_LOB => ' . \PDO::PARAM_LOB . "\n"; echo 'PDO::PARAM_STMT => ' . \PDO::PARAM_STMT . "\n"; Expected result: ---------------- PDO::PARAM_NULL => 0 PDO::PARAM_BOOL => 5 PDO::PARAM_INT => 1 PDO::PARAM_STR => 2 PDO::PARAM_LOB => 3 PDO::PARAM_STMT => 4 Actual result: -------------- PDO::PARAM_NULL => 0 PDO::PARAM_BOOL => 1 PDO::PARAM_INT => 2 PDO::PARAM_STR => 3 PDO::PARAM_LOB => 4 PDO::PARAM_STMT => 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81405&edit=1