#23660 [NEW]: variable assignment by url doesn't seem to work

From: mo dot linux at web dot de Operating system: linux PHP version: 4.3.1 PHP Bug Type: Variables related Bug description: variable assignment by url doesn't seem to work i am using php 4.3.1 with apache 1.3.27-r3 i opened the following adress in the brower: http://localhost/test.php?a=a thats in the script test.php: if(isset($a)) echo "\$a is set"; else echo "\$a is not set"; the output: $a is not set looks like a bug.. or what did i wrong? -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=23660&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=trysnapshot Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=23660&r=gnused