Bug #15696 Updated: Can't set/unset global-ed variables

ID: 15696 Updated by: marekm@aptus.pl -Summary: Can't set/unset global-ed variables Reported By: marekm@aptus.pl Status: Bogus Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Linux & Win32 PHP Version: 4.1.1 New Comment: OK, I know that. I was just moving an old PHP3 script to PHP4 and noticed that problem. Anyway, there's nothing mentioned in "Migrating from PHP 3.0 to PHP 4.0" section of the manual about this (significant I think) change. Thanks for the reply, Marek Matula Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-02-24 10:27:28] yohgaki@php.net Read manual about reference. You are unsetting reference to global. Not the actual var. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-02-24 10:12:53] derick@php.net The bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. For a list of a range of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-02-24 10:10:51] marekm@aptus.pl I'm running the following script: $id=1; function test() { global $id; unset($id); } test(); echo($id); As the function test is being executed I think, the $id variable should be unset and so the script should output nothing, but it outputs 1. It IS possible to change the value od $id inside the 'test' function, it's just not possible to change the set/unset state. It's easy to omit the problem by unsetting $GLOBALS["id"] variable, but I think it should be possible to unset the global-ed variable in both ways. The problem affects all PHP 4.x versions. The 3.x versions work as I expect. Regards, Marek Matula ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=15696&edit=1