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Bug #77253 PHP_SELF value differs based on path to router script
Submitted: 2018-12-06 16:59 UTC Modified: 2021-08-29 04:22 UTC
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From: andy at aiir dot com Assigned: cmb (profile)
Status: No Feedback Package: Built-in web server
PHP Version: 7.2.13 OS: *nix
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2018-12-06 16:59 UTC] andy at aiir dot com
Description:
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When running the PHP internal web server, the location of the router script affects the output of the PHP_SELF value in an unusual way.

If I run PHP from the folder with the script in:

$ php -S 0:8080 index.php

And then call http://localhost:8080/, the value for PHP_SELF is `/index.php`. If I run the script from a parent directory (or any other location that differs from the script), e.g.:

$ php -S 0:8080 src/index.php

The value for PHP_SELF when request http://localhost:8080/foo/bar will be `/foo/bar`.

I'm not certain if this behaviour is intentional or not, but if it is, why is it this way? We noticed this issue because it breaks a lot of popular routing libraries as they strip the content of PHP_SELF from the variable they discern the path from, so it fails to route requests correctly.


Test script:
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<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];

Expected result:
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Expect the PHP_SELF value to always provide a path to the script, not change between this and the web requested path.


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 [2021-08-17 11:59 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Feedback -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb
 [2021-08-17 11:59 UTC] cmb@php.net
I cannot reproduce this with PHP-7.4 on Windows.  Is this still an
issue for you with any of the actively supported PHP versions[1]?

[1] <https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php>
 [2021-08-29 04:22 UTC] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net
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we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem.
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change the status of the bug back to "Re-Opened". Thank you.
 
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