Bug #52410 [Opn]: Namespaces affects existing code after upgrade

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52410&edit=1 ID: 52410 Updated by: felipe@php.net Reported by: bugs dot php dot net at rootwerk dot de Summary: Namespaces affects existing code after upgrade Status: Open Type: Bug -Package: Class/Object related +Package: Documentation problem Operating System: Ubuntu 10.04 PHP Version: 5.2.14 New Comment: In the end of http://docs.php.net/manual/en/migration53.incompatible.php page are mentioned the new keywords introduced in 5.3. But yes, the FAQ. needs an update to state this point. Thanks. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-22 23:49:19] bugs dot php dot net at rootwerk dot de Description: ------------ After upgradeing from php 5.2.4 to 5.3.2 (with ubuntu 10.4), the following code won't work: <?PHP class namespace extends something { } ?> The error message: PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_NAMESPACE, expecting T_STRING in ... The documentation says: Q: If I don't use namespaces, should I care about any of this? A: No. Namespaces do not affect any existing code in any way ( http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.namespaces.faq.php ) Test script: --------------- <?PHP class namespace extends something { } ?> Expected result: ---------------- in this case, I won't define a php-namespace, but a functionality within my application, which was called so before namespaces existed in php. Actual result: -------------- PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_NAMESPACE, expecting T_STRING in ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52410&edit=1