#33239 [NEW]: scope of function/classes definition in inclusion

From: pythonboy at gmail dot com Operating system: any PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem Bug description: scope of function/classes definition in inclusion Description: ------------ When a file contains function/class definition and this file is included inside another function/method the definition has global scope Reproduce code: --------------- Example function wilma() { //fred.php contains fred() function definition include('fred.php') ; } wilma() ; //prints "yabba-yabba-doo" echo fred() ; Expected result: ---------------- As to the manual... http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php Fatal error: Call to undefined function: fred() Actual result: -------------- fred() is defined in global scope -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=33239&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33239&r=mysqlcfg