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Doc Bug #79141 Problem defining an array-type constant from a text file
Submitted: 2020-01-20 09:48 UTC Modified: 2020-01-20 10:48 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:1.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:0 of 1 (0.0%)
From: privat at ulrich-kapp dot de Assigned:
Status: Verified Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 7.4.1 OS: Linux, other
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2020-01-20 09:48 UTC] privat at ulrich-kapp dot de
Description:
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When defining a constant of type array from a text file, the (shorter and case sensitive) const command doesn't work, it throws a "Fatal error: Constant expression contains invalid operations in php shell code on line XY" error.

The following test script is performed in the command line (php -a)

The first command throws:
Fatal error: Constant expression contains invalid operations in php shell code on line 1

The second works fine and the third gives the following result:

Array
(
    [0] => Line 1
    [1] => Line 2
    [2] => Line 3
    [3] => ...
)


Test script:
---------------
const myArrayConst = file("mytextfile.txt", FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES);

define ("myArrayConst", file("mytextfile.txt", FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES));

print_r(myArrayConst);


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 [2020-01-20 10:48 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Verified -Type: Bug +Type: Documentation Problem -Package: PHP Language Specification +Package: Scripting Engine problem
 [2020-01-20 10:48 UTC] cmb@php.net
Function calls are not allowed in constant expressions; this
should be clarified in the manual.
 
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