#31929 [NEW]: Output Buffering Bug

From: clover at fromru dot com Operating system: WinXP, SuSe 9.2 (PHP:4.3...) PHP version: 5.0.3 PHP Bug Type: Output Control Bug description: Output Buffering Bug Description: ------------ i'm using ob_start() with a callback function; internally in it i use $res=var_export($var, TRUE) function but got an error: [11-Feb-2005 08:28:15] PHP Fatal error: var_export() [<a href='ref.outcontrol'>ref.outcontrol</a>]: Cannot use output buffering in output buffering display handlers in E:\htdocs\index.php on line XXX Reproduce code: --------------- <?php ob_start("my_shutdown_function"); function my_shutdown_function($buffer){ $var=headers_list(); $res=var_export($var, TRUE); return($res); } print("something..."); ?> Expected result: ---------------- the "dump" of all sent headers instead of string "something..." Actual result: -------------- "PHP Fatal error..." Comment: this error actually must be when i call var_dump() or var_export($var, FALSE) in output buffering handler. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31929&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31929&r=mysqlcfg