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Doc Bug #39501 Docs incorrectly explain the rules for naming variables and constants
Submitted: 2006-11-13 16:59 UTC Modified: 2007-08-17 12:08 UTC
From: z_rules55 at hotmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Documentation problem
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 [2006-11-13 16:59 UTC] z_rules55 at hotmail dot com 
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As I had previously reported here (http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=39150), PHP does in fact allow the creation of variables and constants with names that contain invalid characters. As far as I can tell, PHP will let you create a variable or constant with any string whatsoever, even a binary one. Whether or not it is desirable to allow this behavior is not the point of this report; but if it is desirable, or if it's not going to be fixed, could the docs please be updated to clarify the fact that you *can* use invalid variable/constant names?

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 [2007-08-17 12:08 UTC] vrana@php.net 
$GLOBALS['2a'] is an array key which is not restricted. define() documentation doesn't restrict name either. Only for handy use through $var_1 or CONST_1 rules are defined in the language chapter.
 
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