#25870 [NEW]: Session variables do NOT work as expected without session_register()

From: memoimyself at yahoo dot com dot br Operating system: Windows 2000 SP 4 PHP version: 4.3.3 PHP Bug Type: Session related Bug description: Session variables do NOT work as expected without session_register() Description: ------------ I read in the manual that the use of session_register() is deprecated and that session variables should now be registered simply by creating, and assigning a value to, a member of the $_SESSION array. Well, try as I may, I just cannot register session variables without using session_register(). If, however, I use session_register() before assigning a value to the new session variable via $_SESSION['x'], everything works fine. Reproduce code: --------------- // PAGE A (start.php): <?php session_start(); $_SESSION['test'] = 'my test'; ?> /*******/ // PAGE B (test.php, called after start.php, obviously): <?php session_start(); print $_SESSION['test']; ?> Expected result: ---------------- OUTPUT TO SCREEN: my test Actual result: -------------- OUTPUT TO SCREEN: Notice: Undefined index: test in D:\htdocs\Test\session\test.php on line 3 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=25870&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25870&r=float