Bug #15673 Updated: Quotes crash MySQL queries: $array['val'] = Parse Error, but $array[val] works

ID: 15673 Updated by: hholzgra@php.net -Summary: Quotes crash MySQL queries: $array['val'] = Parse Error, but $array[val] works Reported By: jpaulomf@terra.com.br Status: Closed Bug Type: Arrays related Operating System: Linux 2.4.5 PHP Version: 4.1.1 New Comment: > PHP is expected work with codes like: > sql_query("SELECT * from $array['table']"); one *could* expect that it understood this, that's what my feature request is about, but "PHP is expected" is not right > and its expected to (but doesnt have to) work with: > sql_query("SELECT * from $array[table]"); > and in such case its expected to give a warning... no, this is the current and expected behavior no warning is generated here as no define() substitution is done in strings > in both cases the behavior of 4.1.1 is buggy... it has been like this ever since 3.0, so you can't call this 'buggy', call it 'unexpected behaviour', 'inconsistent design' or whatever, but it is not a bug ... Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-02-22 10:02:10] jpaulomf@terra.com.br Ok, but I think it should be seen as a BUG, since we cannot call the array as it should be and we are able to call it as it shouldn't. PHP is expected work with codes like: sql_query("SELECT * from $array['table']"); and its expected to (but doesnt have to) work with: sql_query("SELECT * from $array[table]"); and in such case its expected to give a warning... in both cases the behavior of 4.1.1 is buggy... Thanks for your time people! Best Regards João Paulo M. Fischer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-02-22 09:42:58] hholzgra@php.net i'll close this here and create a feature request for "$array['index']" to be possible or for a better error message at least ... see http://bugs.php.net/15677 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-02-22 08:40:58] jpaulomf@terra.com.br And the Parse Error, do you get it with the cvs ver too? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-02-22 08:29:58] mfischer@php.net Ah, I see. No, there's no warning either. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-02-22 08:25:33] jpaulomf@terra.com.br Yes, I know your code works, thats not the problem. Now change your own code: echo $foo[key]; ==to==> echo "Key value is $foo[key]"; // No warnings!!!!! And then TRY: echo "$foo['key']"; // PARSE ERROR!!! Does it happens with the cvs version? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/15673 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=15673&edit=1