Bug->Doc #69434 [Opn]: php_uname('m') reports unexpected machine type

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69434&edit=1 ID: 69434 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: tm8544 at hotmail dot com -Summary: php_uname('m') reports wrong machine type +Summary: php_uname('m') reports unexpected machine type Status: Open -Type: Bug +Type: Documentation Problem Package: *General Issues -Operating System: Windows 7 x64 +Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 5.6.7 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: > To change it would be a considerable BC break though, Right. Changing to doc problem. > Machine is actually Windows NT 10.0; WOW64 No. WOW64 means that the browser is a 32bit application running on a 64bit Windows. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-03-28 23:00:20] walts at jtechmedical dot com I should mention the PHP version is 5.5.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-03-28 22:58:51] walts at jtechmedical dot com I'm also seeing php_uname() reporting the wrong machine information example output from php_uname() Windows NT ELITE800 6.2 build 9200 (Windows 8 Professional Edition) i586 vs as reported from the substring in the user agent Windows NT 10.0; WOW64 Machine is actually Windows NT 10.0; WOW64 so it seems something isn't reporting or parsing correctly in php_uname(). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-04-13 09:24:01] ab@php.net IMHO this shouldn't be changed. AMD64 is historically a synonymous for any 64-bit architecture. This is a common terminology, on Windows it's a standard keyword, on some Linux distros (fe Gentoo) as well. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-04-13 08:34:12] krakjoe@php.net To change it would be a considerable BC break though, http://lxr.php.net/xref/PHP_TRUNK/ext/standard/info.c#php_get_windows_cpu has been like that for a long time. Not sure what is the best thing to do, it would be nice if they were consistent with each other, but I don't see a good way to actually do it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-04-13 08:18:06] derick@php.net I believe it should return x86_64 - like it does on Linux: php -r 'echo php_uname("m");' x86_64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69434 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69434&edit=1