#24598 [Opn->Bgs]: $$var doesn't work with $var="GLOBALS";

ID: 24598 Updated by: sniper@php.net Reported By: copraonu at hotmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Variables related Operating System: Win32 PHP Version: 4.3.2 New Comment: RTFM: http://www.php.net/variables.variable (you can't use variable variables with superglobals..) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-07-10 18:29:47] copraonu at hotmail dot com Description: ------------ I needed to get a variable's or array's value when i had it's name stored in another variable. To get it, i used $$var_name; it all functioned as expected until it came across with $GLOBALS Reproduce code: --------------- //doesn't work, gets nothing: $var = "GLOBALS"; $var = $$var; print_r($var); //does work: prints $GLOBALS gettype($GLOBALS); $var = "GLOBALS"; $var = $$var; print_r($var); Expected result: ---------------- i expected output exactly like print_r($GLOBALS)'s Actual result: -------------- but got nothing. I managed to get wanted result when i added gettype($GLOBALS); before the code; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=24598&edit=1