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Doc Bug #68008 When variables_order is set to "" doesn't work as expected
Submitted: 2014-09-11 18:04 UTC Modified: 2021-04-27 14:25 UTC
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Status: Verified Package: *Configuration Issues
PHP Version: 5.5.16 OS: x86_64 GNU/Linux
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 [2014-09-11 18:04 UTC] joksnet at gmail dot com
Description:
------------
Hello,

When the setting `variables_order` is set to "", the documentation [0] says:

>  Setting to "" means no superglobals will be set.

But instead the default "EGPCS" is set.

The only way I found of disable superglobals (because `track_vars` is deprecated) is to set `variables_order` to a letter different of "EGPCS", like "N". This way superglobals are set (`isset($_SERVER)` still true), but not populated.

[0]: http://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.variables-order

Test script:
---------------
% php -n -d variables_order="" -r "var_dump(\$_SERVER);"
% php -n -d variables_order="N" -r "var_dump(\$_SERVER);"

Expected result:
----------------
array(0) {
}
array(0) {
}

Actual result:
--------------
array(52) {
...
  ["SHELL"]=>
  string(8) "/bin/zsh"
  ["TERM"]=>
  string(14) "xterm-256color"
...
}
array(0) {
}

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 [2021-04-27 14:25 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Verified -Type: Bug +Type: Documentation Problem
 [2021-04-27 14:25 UTC] cmb@php.net
The documentation is obviously wrong, since the on_modify handler
of variables_orders is OnUpdateStringUnempty[1].

[1] <https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-7.4.16/main/main.c#L784>
 
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