#23168 [NEW]: Variables can be instantiated by first use

From: sascha dot wildgrube at steganos dot com Operating system: any PHP version: 4.3.1 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: Variables can be instantiated by first use This is not really a bug. It is a behaviour by design that has troubled php developers for years: The variable-can-be-instantiated-by-first-use-Effect! Just look at that: for ($nIndex=0; $nIndex < 23; $nIndx++) { whatever(); } Most compilers will produce an error like "what the hell is nIndx? Not php. php will produce an endless loop. That is weak! And it is still the number one time eater when programming php. Change that and php as a tool can virtually DOUBLE efficiency! Make the need of variable initialization an option so that the community is not pissed off and existing sources are not rendered useless but for god's sake add it for future use. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE WITH SUGAR, PLEASE WITH SUGAR AND CREAM!!!! Thanks! -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=23168&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=trysnapshot Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23168&r=gnused