<?php
  /**
    * php-fpm 7.2.2
    * zend.assertions = -1
    */

  var_dump( ini_get('zend.assertions') ); // return -1

  assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE, false);

  assert( 'sleep(5)' ); //with string,  assertion code will not be generated, and throwed an "Deprecated: assert(): Calling assert() with a string argument is deprecated in ..."

  assert( sleep(5) ); //really waited for 5 seconds, is NOT assertions zero-cost.  :(
?>

I couldn't reproduce this error.

@pslacerda

<?php

  assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE, false);

  $var = 1; // The expectation is always equal to 1, When zend.assertions=-1 and assert.active=Off

  assert('$var++');

  echo $var; // return 1, good.

  assert($var++);

  echo $var; // return 2, No! It should be 1

  assert('$var++');

  echo $var; // 2

  assert($var++);

  echo $var; // 3

?>

output: 1223
EXPECT: 1111

Reproduce this error need write real script file:

```script.php

  <?php $a=1;assert($a++);echo $a;

```

shell# php -S localhost:88
shell# curl http://localhost:88/script.php
2

shell# php -f script.php
2

shell# echo '<?php $a=1;assert($a++);echo $a;' | php -d zend.assertions=-1
2


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`php -a` and `php -r` is OK:


shell# php -d zend.assertions=-1 -a
Interactive shell

php > $a=1;assert($a++);echo $a;
1

shell# php -d zend.assertions=-1 -r '$a=1;assert($a++);echo $a;'
1

I cannot reproduce this with PHP-7.4 even when using a shared
OPcache.  Can you still reproduce with any of the actively
supported PHP versions[1]?

[1] <https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php>

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