#31892 [NEW]: PHP_SELF incorrect without cgi.fix_pathinfo, but turning on screws up PATH_INFO

From: ceefour at gauldong dot net Operating system: Linux, Apache 1.3.33 PHP version: 4.3.10 PHP Bug Type: CGI related Bug description: PHP_SELF incorrect without cgi.fix_pathinfo, but turning on screws up PATH_INFO Description: ------------ Following up bug #31843, I tried to set cgi.fix_pathinfo On, which is "weird" considering that this option says ANYthing about PHP_SELF. But a good friend of mine pointed out it works on fixing PHP_SELF, so I did, and to my surprise, it works! So, my problem was solved, PHP_SELF was returning the correct value... though not in a very elegant way, in my opinion, since who has access to some hosting server's php.ini? Everyone but the most elite premium services, I guess. Nonetheless it worked, so I enjoyed cherish, fortune, and glory... for several seconds. It turned that turning on cgi.fix_pathinfo actually screws up PATH_INFO, at least in my configuration, which is VERY strange considering the name of the option (shouldn't it be cgi.fix_phpself_and_screw_up_pathinfo???) ;-) Let me apologize for a bit of sinism but really it was just for making fun out of it. So, phpinfo() says PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED is now "no value". Something's good though, ORIG_PATH_* returns the correct value (weird). It's possible to use ORIG_PATH_* but I guess I should stick to the standards. Since that server was in heavy use, I quickly realized that by just turning that option on, I could have caused many pages to fail (since they rely on PATH_INFO) so I quickly turn this option off again (I already had a workaround for PHP_SELF bug, it's not a problem anymore but I'm still seeking for an elegant resolution on this, in the part of PHP developers not in my part). Reproduce code: --------------- phpinfo() Expected result: ---------------- PHP_SELF: phpinfo.php/test/me PATH_INFO: /test/me Actual result: -------------- cgi.fix_path_info=Off: PHP_SELF: /test/me PATH_INFO: /test/me cgi.fix_path_info=On: PHP_SELF: phpinfo.php/test/me PATH_INFO: (no value) -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31892&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31892&r=mysqlcfg