Two identical class methods, one produces segfault

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Date: 29 Sep 2004 16:38:35 -0700

Consider these two classes. Class Accepter in
placement_classes.inc.php works as a form validation object, and it
works like a charm:

    PHP:
    // placement_classes.inc.php - THIS ONE WORKS!

    class Accepter {

      function Accepter() {
            $this->dbAP =& new DBActionPerformer();
            $this->dbAP->connect();
            $this->validate();
            $this->dbAP->disconnect();
            $this->dbAP = null;
      }

        /**
         * Perform validation
         *
         * @access private
         */
        function &validate() {
                               // STATIC VOID METHOD
            foreach ($_POST as $key => $val) if (!isset(${$key}))
${$key} = $val;
            $varErrArray = array();
            array_push($varErrArray,
'placement_name|setMandatory~setMinLength~setMaxLe
    ngth~setPattern|You must enter a location name~Your location name
must be 2 or more characters~Your location name must be 50 or fewer
characters in length~^(?!.*<[^>]+> )|Your location name configuration
is unrecognizable by our system, please re-enter with legitimate
characters|');
            array_push($varErrArray, 'unique_key|setMandatory|You must
have a unique key prior to posting||');

            /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              createErrorMsgCollection function from
formvalidation.inc standalone function returns an array of
ErrorMsgCollection
              objects
            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
            $this->errorMsgObjArray =&
createErrorMsgCollection($varErrArray);

            // CREATE FORM OBJECT PASSING ARRAY OF OBJECTS AS
PARAMETER
            $this->formValidator =& new FormValidator('',
$this->errorMsgObjArray);
            $this->isValid = $this->formValidator->isValid();
            $this->setErrorArray($this->formValidator->getErrorArray());
            $this->formValidator = null;
            $this->errorMsgObjArray = null;

                    /*
            if (strcmp(strtolower($action), 'add') == 0 ||
(strcmp(strtolower($action), 'edit') == 0 && $placement_name !==
$origPlacementName))
             $this->checkDuplicatePlacement($placement_name);
// CHECK FOR DUPLICATE PLACEMENT
                    */
        }

    }

This is the class Accepter from contacts_classes.inc.php and while it
is now identical in code structure to the Accepter classe in
placement_classes.inc.php, whenever this class method is invoked, all
processes stop (no errors), arrays are unfinished, objects are
unfinished, HTTP never produces, Apache goes down, literally
everything crashes!

    PHP:
    // contacts_classes.inc.php - THIS ONE PRODUCES A POSSIBLE SEG
FAULT!

    class Accepter {

        function Accepter() {
            // NEW 8/17/2004: SURROUND validate() METHOD WITH
INSTANTIATION OF $this->dbAP OBJECT PROPERTY
            $this->dbAP =& new DBActionPerformer();
            $this->dbAP->connect();
            $this->validate();
            $this->dbAP->disconnect();
            $this->dbAP = null;
        }

        /**
         * Main method. Will perform all other validation methods and
set isValid boolean property
         *
         * @access public
         */
        function &validate() { //
STATIC VOID METHOD
            foreach ($_POST as $key => $val) if (!isset(${$key}))
${$key} = $val;
            $varErrArray = array();
            array_push($varErrArray,
'placement_name|setMandatory~setMinLength~setMaxLe
    ngth~setPattern|You must enter a location name~Your location name
must be 2 or more characters~Your location name must be 50 or fewer
characters in length~^(?!.*<[^>]+> )|Your location name configuration
is unrecognizable by our system, please re-enter with legitimate
characters|');
            array_push($varErrArray, 'unique_key|setMandatory|You must
have a unique key prior to posting||');

            /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              createErrorMsgCollection function from
formvalidation.inc standalone function returns an array of
ErrorMsgCollection
              objects
            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
            $this->errorMsgObjArray =&
createErrorMsgCollection($varErrArray);

            // CREATE FORM OBJECT PASSING ARRAY OF OBJECTS AS
PARAMETER
            $this->formValidator =& new FormValidator('',
$this->errorMsgObjArray);
            $this->isValid = $this->formValidator->isValid();
            $this->setErrorArray($this->formValidator->getErrorArray());
            $this->formValidator = null;
            $this->errorMsgObjArray = null;
        
            /*
            if (strcmp(strtolower($action), 'delete_select') == 0 &&
@sizeof($delete_selected) == 0) {
             $this->isValid = false;
             $this->setErrorArray(array('action' => 'You must select
at least one contact for deletion'));
            }
            */
        }

    }

I've been trying to debug this for days now to no avail. I can verify
every object property is present and accounted for (and identical in
every way), but if you evoke one it's fine, the other and a segfault!

Help!

Thanx
Phil

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