#31688 [NEW]: Assignment by reference to a static variable doesn't work properly

From: mike at somosis dot co dot uk Operating system: FreeBSD (experienced on others) PHP version: 4.3.10 PHP Bug Type: Variables related Bug description: Assignment by reference to a static variable doesn't work properly Description: ------------ Static variables that are assigned to by reference in a function lose the assignment when the function terminates. Reproduce code: --------------- function a(&$v, $s) { static $x; if($s) $x =& $v; print("\$x in a: {$x}<br />\n"); } $c = 1; a($c, true); a($c, false); Expected result: ---------------- $x in a: 1 $x in a: 1 Actual result: -------------- $x in a: 1 $x in a: -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31688&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31688&r=mysqlcfg