#34480 [Opn->Bgs]: Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in...

ID: 34480 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: alesegala at users dot sourceforge dot net -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: 5.0.5 New Comment: Please do not submit the same bug more than once. An existing bug report already describes this very problem. Even if you feel that your issue is somewhat different, the resolution is likely to be the same. Thank you for your interest in PHP. . Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-09-12 14:15:30] alesegala at users dot sourceforge dot net Description: ------------ I found this bug twice. It always worked before, but with PHP 5.1RC1 and 5.0.5 these two scripts don't work: In script I developed (you can see the function that cause error in the code below). The error is: Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in ... I found this bug in phpBB (last version) too, in the same server, when I try to post. This is the error: Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in C:\[...]\forum\posting.php on line 555 I'm using Windows XP Pro SP2, Apache2, PHP 5.0.5 (but this bug is in 5.1.0RC1 too). PHP is running as CLI Reproduce code: --------------- This is a code I wrote: // Get filename and extension function get_filename_parts($file) { $extension = end(explode(".", $file)); $filename = substr($file, 0, -(strlen($extension)+1) ); return array($filename, $extension); } Now it works: // Get filename and extension function get_filename_parts($file) { $split = explode(".", $file); $extension = end($split); $filename = substr($file, 0, -(strlen($extension)+1) ); return array($filename, $extension); } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=34480&edit=1