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Request #45963 Undefined variable should cause an error
Submitted: 2008-09-01 12:04 UTC Modified: 2016-01-24 04:22 UTC
Votes:2
Avg. Score:1.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:2 of 2 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (50.0%)
Same OS:1 (50.0%)
From: andyincolorado at gmx dot net Assigned:
Status: No Feedback Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 6CVS-2008-09-01 (CVS) OS: Any
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2008-09-01 12:04 UTC] andyincolorado at gmx dot net
Description:
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In all PHP version I've tested so far, using an undefined variable (see code below) will cause a notice to be thrown. However, it would be better to throw an error, since using an undefined variable can cause unpredictable results or (as in my case) data loss. Same would go to the "undefined index" notice for arrays.
This could either be done by using an option, allowing users to turn it off or without an option, since PHP6 changes so many things that developers will have to adapt their scripts.

Reproduce code:
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// Note that $bar isn't defined anywhere in the script
$foo = $bar + 5;

Expected result:
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An error message that causes the script to cease running.

Actual result:
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A notice ("Undefined variable $foo...") is thrown.

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 [2016-01-15 14:38 UTC] danack@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Feedback -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues
 [2016-01-15 14:38 UTC] danack@php.net
"This could either be done by using an option"

If you set an error handler that throws an exception for all warnings, you will have the behaviour that you want.
 [2016-01-24 04:22 UTC] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net
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