Req #81493 [Opn->Fbk]: shell_exec() should get a `int &$result_code = null` argument

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81493&edit=1 ID: 81493 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: divinity76 at gmail dot com Summary: shell_exec() should get a int &$result_code = null argument -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Unknown/Other Function PHP Version: Next Minor Version Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: If you want a status code then why not use exec() or system()? Do we really need to make all three functions even *more* similar to each other? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-10-01 13:52:37] divinity76 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ doing exactly the same as the $result_code argument for system() and passthru() and exec() Test script: --------------- <?php $result_code=null; shell_exec(bin2hex(random_bytes(10))." 2>&1", $result_code); var_dump($result_code); Expected result: ---------------- platform-specific expected result, but at least on Linux one would expect: int(127) Actual result: -------------- PHP Warning: shell_exec() expects exactly 1 parameter, 2 given in /home/hansh/foo3.php on line 3 NULL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81493&edit=1