[suspicious - maybe spam] #31899 [NEW]: The variable variable doesn't contain the value that logic should permit

From: php at simplicate dot it Operating system: Linux 2.4.22-1.2199 - Apache 2.0 PHP version: 4.3.8 PHP Bug Type: Variables related Bug description: The variable variable doesn't contain the value that logic should permit Description: ------------ When a variable variable is globalized into a function and then its value is set to a reference of another variable, the variable variable's value does not extend past that of the function. Reproduce code: --------------- $v = 'albert'; function test($var){ global $$var, $v; $$var = &$v; } test('mmm'); var_dump($mmm); exit; // for further examples follow the link below: // http://www.ourproperty.co.uk/test/index.php?code=0&allowin=SECurePHRase808 Expected result: ---------------- string(6) "albert" Actual result: -------------- NULL -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31899&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31899&r=mysqlcfg