Re: I'm really getting annoyed with PHP

From: Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 20:02:50 +0000
Subject: Re: I'm really getting annoyed with PHP
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On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 04:18, Comex wrote: > <1059013359.835.133.camel@ali> > Lars Torben Wilson: > > On Wed, 2003-07-23 at 18:21, Daryl Meese wrote: > >> Well, I know I am not running the latest version of PHP but I don't > >> believe this is accurate. I believe PHP case sensitivity is based > >> on the os that processes the file. Can anyone clear this up. > >> > >> Daryl > > > > > > OK: you're mistaken. If you're correct, it's a bug. I'm pretty sure we > > would have heard about it by now. :) > > > > But give it a try and post your results (I don't have a Win PHP box > > set up right now, myself). > > PHP 4.3.2 and 5.0.0b1 on Windows > > <?php > $a = "set"; > print '$A is '; print isset($A) ? 'set' : 'unset'; print > '<br>'; > print '$a is '; print isset($a) ? 'set' : 'unset'; > ?> > > $A is unset > $a is set Thanks. The same file on Linux PHP 4.3.2 produces the same output. The manual is correct: variable names in PHP are case-sensitive, full stop. It is not dependent upon the OS. This is explained here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.php Thanks for the Win test, Comex! Cheers, Torben -- Torben Wilson <torben@php.net> +1.604.709.0506 http://www.thebuttlesschaps.com http://www.inflatableeye.com http://www.hybrid17.com http://www.themainonmain.com -----==== Boycott Starbucks! http://www.haidabuckscafe.com ====-----

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