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Bug #68148 $this is null inside include
Submitted: 2014-10-03 20:05 UTC Modified: 2014-10-05 21:44 UTC
From: pegasus at vaultwiki dot org Assigned: nikic (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: master-Git-2014-10-03 (Git) OS: Centos 6 64-bit
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2014-10-03 20:05 UTC] pegasus at vaultwiki dot org
Description:
------------
Per the description, $this is null inside an eval, even if the eval is in the object's scope.

Test script:
---------------
class Test
{
	public $hello = 'hi';

	public function test()
	{
		eval('echo $this->hello;');
	}
}

$o = new Test();
$o->test();

Expected result:
----------------
Expect to see printed

hi

Checking $this itself reveals NULL.

Actual result:
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Nothing printed

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 [2014-10-03 20:15 UTC] pegasus at vaultwiki dot org
Okay, done some more testing, and I simplified the case too much here. The test I provided works, but the full case does not (works in 5.6.0). I will have to reinvestigate.
 [2014-10-03 20:24 UTC] pegasus at vaultwiki dot org
It has nothing to do with the eval, and has to do with $this not being available from an included script.

Create second file called hello.php:
####
<php?

echo $this->hello;
####

Use this test case from another file:
####
class Test
{
	public $hello = 'hi';

	public function testNow()
	{
		require('hello.php');
	}
}

$o = new Test();
$o->testNow();
####
 [2014-10-03 20:25 UTC] pegasus at vaultwiki dot org
-Summary: $this is null inside eval +Summary: $this is null inside include
 [2014-10-03 20:25 UTC] pegasus at vaultwiki dot org
updated title
 [2014-10-03 20:52 UTC] nikic@php.net
I can't reproduce this (with neither eval nor require).
 [2014-10-04 05:06 UTC] pegasus at vaultwiki dot org
Okay, yes hello.php does output 'hi' as expected, but the content is changed to
###
var_dump($this);
###
It outputs NULL, which is not expected, especially since var_dump($this->hello) results in string(2) "hi".

Now, to get hello.php to stop outputting 'hi' altogether, my hello.php is more complicated (and closer to the format of the real code that isn't working):
####
if (!function_exists('test_fn'))
{
	function test_fn(&$obj)
	{
		echo $obj->hello;
	}

	class NestedTest
	{
		public function doubleTest($obj)
		{
			echo $obj->hello;
		}
	}
}

test_fn($this); // outputs nothing, expected 'hi'

$o2 = new NestedTest();
$o2->doubleTest($this); // also outputs nothing, expected 'hi'
####
 [2014-10-05 21:44 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed -Assigned To: +Assigned To: nikic
 
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