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Bug #47755 get_resource_type() returns bool false on valid resource
Submitted: 2009-03-23 19:23 UTC Modified: 2009-03-23 21:03 UTC
From: jbricci at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 5.2.9 OS: Windows
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2009-03-23 19:23 UTC] jbricci at gmail dot com
Description:
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get_resource_type() returns bool false on a valid resource handle.

Reproduce code:
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<?php

$host = 'localhost';
$user = 'user';
$pass = 'pass';
$dbpn = 'database';

$connection = mysqli_connect ( $host, $user, $pass, $dbpn );

if ( ! $connection )
{
	echo 'bad connection';

	exit ();
}

var_dump ( get_resource_type ( $connection ) );

mysqli_close ( $connection );

?>



Expected result:
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I expect...

string(unknown)


Because it seems that mysqli_() is not in the (List of Resource Types) supported. But it would be nice if mysqli_() and the rest of the database extensions that PHP supports were added to the (List of Resource Types) supported.





Actual result:
--------------
I get..

bool(false)

[23-Mar-2009 15:07:18] PHP Warning:  Supplied argument is not a valid resource handle in X:\http\docs\test.php on line [17]

Which clearly states that $connection is not a valid resource, when it really is!

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 [2009-03-23 21:03 UTC] kalle@php.net
The return value of mysqli_connect() is an object, not a resource. Please read the documentation for mysqli more carefully
 
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