Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63486&edit=1

 ID:                 63486
 Updated by:         u...@php.net
 Reported by:        der...@php.net
 Summary:            mysqli_free_result leave the resource variable in a
                     messy state
-Status:             Open
+Status:             Verified
 Type:               Bug
 Package:            MySQLi related
 PHP Version:        5.4.8
-Assigned To:        
+Assigned To:        mysql
 Block user comment: N
 Private report:     N

 New Comment:

Thanks for the patch. It seems straight forward , however, it changes behaviour 
in case of user errors. This makes me wonder in which PHP version it should go.


Current behaviour:
a) var_dump() - the XDebug view 

res->free();
var_dump(res)  <-- throws a ton of warnings

b) Invalid property access - user error: why access free'd resource?

res->free();
var_dump(res->lengths) <--- throws a ton of warnings

c) Invalid method access - user error: why access free'd resource?

res->free();
res->free(); <--- trows a ton of warnings

In all three cases the user is confronted with warnings that he could ignore, 
if he wanted. The patch leaves the user with:

a) var_dump() - the XDebug view

res->free()
var_dump(res) <-- Warning on accessing free'd resource is gone

b) 

res->free();
var_dump(res->lengths) <-- Notice
var_dump(res)          <-- Warning gone

In sum: user gets less hints about his, well, "why are you doing that"-code.

c)

res->free();
res->free();           <-- Fatal

Application that used to work now throws fatal



Please, note that I am not saying no to fixing the var_dump() issue. Trying to 
explain the side effects of the proposed patch and asking what PHP version 
would qualify for such a change.


Previous Comments:
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[2012-11-15 17:17:16] u...@php.net

Derick, thanks a lot for the patch. All three of us MySQL guys are at a team 
meeting. We will fly back home tomorrow morning. We can have a look once home 
and no more tired (flight goes at 6:xx am).

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[2012-11-11 12:53:01] der...@php.net

The following patch has been added/updated:

Patch Name: mysqli-clear-result-cleanup
Revision:   1352638381
URL:        
https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=63486&patch=mysqli-clear-result-cleanup&revision=1352638381

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[2012-11-11 12:52:02] der...@php.net

Description:
------------
An Xdebug user filed the following report: 
http://bugs.xdebug.org/view.php?id=900

I've just investigated this, and found out that this is something I can't fix 
in Xdebug. mysqli_free_result() destroys the internal object, but leaves the 
resource (in your case, $rs) in a silly state. All Xdebug does internally is 
basically a var_dump( $rs ), and after it is freed with mysqli_free_result(), 
that throws exactly the same error (without Xdebug). This can however, easily 
be fixed in the MySQLi extension with the attached patch. The patch applies to 
PHP 5.4, but this also a problem in master and PHP 5.3. It is also possible, 
that other mysqli_free_* functions can benefit from a similar construct.

Test script:
---------------
<?php

$con = mysqli_init();
mysqli_real_connect($con, '127.0.0.1', 'root', 'xxxxx');
$rs = mysqli_query($con, 'show schemas');
$row = mysqli_fetch_object($rs);
mysqli_free_result($rs);

echo "hi mom";
var_dump( $rs );
?>


Expected result:
----------------
The expected result is perhaps something like "NULL" (which my patch makes it 
do).

Actual result:
--------------
hi mom
Warning: var_dump(): Couldn't fetch mysqli_result in 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php on line 10

Call Stack:
    0.0002     662616   1. {main}() 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php:0
    0.0032     672792   2. var_dump(class mysqli_result { public $current_field 
= NULL; public $field_count = NULL; public $lengths = NULL; public $num_rows = 
NULL; public $type = NULL }) 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php:10


Warning: var_dump(): Couldn't fetch mysqli_result in 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php on line 10

Call Stack:
    0.0002     662616   1. {main}() 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php:0
    0.0032     672792   2. var_dump(class mysqli_result { public $current_field 
= NULL; public $field_count = NULL; public $lengths = NULL; public $num_rows = 
NULL; public $type = NULL }) 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php:10


Warning: var_dump(): Property access is not allowed yet in 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php on line 10

Call Stack:
    0.0002     662616   1. {main}() 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php:0
    0.0032     672792   2. var_dump(class mysqli_result { public $current_field 
= NULL; public $field_count = NULL; public $lengths = NULL; public $num_rows = 
NULL; public $type = NULL }) 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php:10


Warning: var_dump(): Couldn't fetch mysqli_result in 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php on line 10

Call Stack:
    0.0002     662616   1. {main}() 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php:0
    0.0032     672792   2. var_dump(class mysqli_result { public $current_field 
= NULL; public $field_count = NULL; public $lengths = NULL; public $num_rows = 
NULL; public $type = NULL }) 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php:10


Warning: var_dump(): Property access is not allowed yet in 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php on line 10

Call Stack:
    0.0002     662616   1. {main}() 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php:0
    0.0032     672792   2. var_dump(class mysqli_result { public $current_field 
= NULL; public $field_count = NULL; public $lengths = NULL; public $num_rows = 
NULL; public $type = NULL }) 
/home/derick/dev/php/derickr-xdebug/tests/bug00900.php:10

class mysqli_result#2 (5) {
  public $current_field =>
  NULL
  public $field_count =>
  NULL
  public $lengths =>
  NULL
  public $num_rows =>
  NULL
  public $type =>
  NULL
}



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