#33591 [NEW]: Reference-Flags not resetted

From: nobody at somewhere dot de Operating system: Linux PHP version: 4.3.11 PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: Reference-Flags not resetted Description: ------------ I don't know about any php-Interna Somehow a PHP-Variable seems to have a Flag that means "Is a Reference". This Flag is not resetted under the conditions I show in the code below. Cheers! Reproduce code: --------------- #--- global $ar; $ar= array("[element of ar]"); var_dump($ar); $ok= f(); $ok[0]= "[i DIDN'T set ar!]"; var_dump($ar); $bug= & f(); $bug= f(); # bug! doesn't reset reference-flag $bug[0]= "[i DIDN'T set ar!]"; var_dump($ar); function & f() { global $ar; return $ar; } exit; #--- Expected result: ---------------- array(1) { [0]=> string(15) "[element of ar]" } array(1) { [0]=> string(15) "[element of ar]" } array(1) { [0]=> string(15) "[element of ar]" } Actual result: -------------- array(1) { [0]=> string(15) "[element of ar]" } array(1) { [0]=> string(15) "[element of ar]" } array(1) { [0]=> string(18) "[i DIDN'T set ar!]" } -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=33591&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33591&r=mysqlcfg