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Bug #76559 curl_*() fail to fall back to global namespace if called from within a namespac
Submitted: 2018-07-01 15:13 UTC Modified: 2018-07-02 08:26 UTC
From: teo8976 at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: cURL related
PHP Version: 5.6.36 OS: debian
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2018-07-01 15:13 UTC] teo8976 at gmail dot com 
Description:
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When you call curl_init() or any other curl_xxx() function from within a namespace, without prepending a "\" (which you are not supposed to have to do), you get this stupid error:

Call to undefined function Whatever\\The\\Current\\NameSpace\\Is\\curl_init()

Test script:
---------------
namespace TestNameSpace;

class TestClass {
  function testMethod() {
    curl_init();
    echo "OK";
  }
}

$t=new TestClass();
$t->testMethod();

Expected result:
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OK

Actual result:
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Call to undefined function TestNameSpace\\curl_reset()

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 [2018-07-01 15:20 UTC] danack@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Feedback
 [2018-07-01 15:20 UTC] danack@php.net 
Please can you check you have curl installed.

I can't reproduce your issue, except when curl is not installed.
 [2018-07-01 17:05 UTC] teo8976 at gmail dot com
-Status: Feedback +Status: Open
 [2018-07-01 17:05 UTC] teo8976 at gmail dot com 
Sorry, my report is bullshit because PHP gives confusing error messages.

Actually my issue was that I was calling curl_reset() which only exists starting from 5.5, but I'm on PHP 5.4.

The real issue here is that the error message should read "call to undefined function curl_reset()" rather than "call to undefined function NameSpace\\curl_reset()".
 [2018-07-01 17:07 UTC] teo8976 at gmail dot com 
I see that the error message is fixed in PHP 7. Cool.
 [2018-07-01 17:08 UTC] teo8976 at gmail dot com 
I meant in 7.3.0alpha1
 [2018-07-01 17:12 UTC] spam2 at rhsoft dot net 
looks like versions are not your thing :-)

PHP Version: 5.6.36
Actually my issue was that I was calling curl_reset() which only exists starting from 5.5, but I'm on PHP 5.4

I see that the error message is fixed in PHP 7. Cool
I meant in 7.3.0alpha1
 [2018-07-02 08:26 UTC] danack@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2018-07-02 08:26 UTC] danack@php.net 
Closing then.
 
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