#37451 [NEW]: array_multisort fails to trigger by val copy of data

From: pavlos at psychology dot gr Operating system: Linux PHP version: 4.4.2 PHP Bug Type: Arrays related Bug description: array_multisort fails to trigger by val copy of data Description: ------------ This has been reported, filed as closed and in CVS, for more than a year ago. However, it is still alive in PHP 4.4.2. Reproduce code: --------------- $a = array(4, 3, 5, 2, 1); $b = array(4, 3, 5, 2, 1); $copy_a = $a; array_multisort($copy_a); print "\$a has changed as well: "; print_r($a); print "<BR>\$a should have been: "; print_r($b); Expected result: ---------------- $a has changed as well: Array ( [0] => 1 [1] => 2 [2] => 3 [3] => 4 [4] => 5 ) $a should have been: Array ( [0] => 4 [1] => 3 [2] => 5 [3] => 2 [4] => 1 ) -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=37451&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37451&r=mysqlcfg