PHP 4.0 Bug #7137: The unset function doesn't work inside a funcfion for a global var

From: laszloj@psi.com Operating system: PHP version: 4.0.2 PHP Bug Type: Variables related Bug description: The unset function doesn't work inside a funcfion for a global var <? function xx() { global $a; unset($a); } // stage 1 - unset works $a=1; print "a= $a<br>"; unset($a); print "a= $a<br>"; // stage 2 - unset doesn't work in function xx $a=2; print "a= $a<br>"; xx(); print "a= $a<br>"; ?> My Result page: a= 1 a= a= 2 a= 2 - it has to be empty because of previous unset This script is working with PHP3.x -- Edit Bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=7137&edit=1