#24670 [Opn->Fbk]: defining __call requires __sleep for serialize/session

ID: 24670 Updated by: vrana@php.net Reported By: tater at potatoe dot com -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: OS X 10.2 PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: It seems that classes with __call or __sleep (!) methods simply can't be serialized (serialize() returns "N;" for them). If you can reproduce it, please change the Category of this bug to Zend Engine 2 problem. And fill in your PHP Version, please. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-04-01 13:52:48] maka3d at yahoo dot com dot br Does there is a workaround to this? I did some tests but didn't work? I thought it would be fixed until 5.0.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-05-17 23:28:58] magicking89 at hotmail dot com I have the same problem with PHP5 RC2 on Mac Os X 10.2 It's a real problem because I must to close socket with __sleep but it doesn't work correctly... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-07-16 01:07:06] tater at potatoe dot com Description: ------------ If you create a __call() method for a class, and then try to serialize it yourself, or store an object of that class in $_SESSION, you need to either explicitly define a __sleep() method as well, or make sure that __call() will respond appropriately. Otherwise serialize() will complain. It seems unlikely that this is a bug, though I suppose it might be a feature request. So it should just be spelled out in the documentation for __call() when that gets written. Reproduce code: --------------- class foo { function __call() { return; } } $a = new foo; serialize($a); Expected result: ---------------- n/a Actual result: -------------- n/a ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=24670&edit=1