Is there a major flaw with PHPs variable handling, in 4.3.11?

[mydejamail@yahoo.co.uk]

Is there a major flaw with PHPs variable handling? I am writing some
PHP scripts and the variables seem to be all over the place.

Eg in one instance, I am counting the number of times a for loop gets
executed. When I force termination the loop count is always set to the
maximum. When I copy the loops current value to a different one, that
variables value also gets changed.

Some procedures don't work when I pass some variables by reference, so
I have to make the variables global to ensure proper output.

The version of PHP I am using is 4.3.11 and I wonder if its variable
handling is totally hosed. It is proving very frustrating.


My deja

[Oli Filth]

Re: Is there a major flaw with PHPs variable handling, in 4.3.11?

mydejamail@yaho o.co.uk wrote:[color=blue]
> Is there a major flaw with PHPs variable handling? I am writing some
> PHP scripts and the variables seem to be all over the place.
>
> Eg in one instance, I am counting the number of times a for loop gets
> executed. When I force termination the loop count is always set to the
> maximum. When I copy the loops current value to a different one, that
> variables value also gets changed.
>
> Some procedures don't work when I pass some variables by reference, so
> I have to make the variables global to ensure proper output.
>
> The version of PHP I am using is 4.3.11 and I wonder if its variable
> handling is totally hosed. It is proving very frustrating.
>[/color]

This sounds like it could be related to the reference problem:

http://www.php.net/release_4_4_0.php

Dunno about the loop problem, do you have some example code?

--
Oli

[Chung Leong]

Re: Is there a major flaw with PHPs variable handling, in 4.3.11?

Post some sample code.

[Wayne]

Re: Is there a major flaw with PHPs variable handling, in 4.3.11?

On 15 Nov 2005 07:01:16 -0800, mydejamail@yaho o.co.uk wrote:
[color=blue]
>The version of PHP I am using is 4.3.11 and I wonder if its variable
>handling is totally hosed. It is proving very frustrating.[/color]

There shouldn't be anything hosed about 4.3.11 in the general case.
As other's have suggested, post some code and we'll see what we can do
about it.