--TEST-- putenv() basic tests --FILE-- <?php $var_name="SUCHVARSHOULDNOTEXIST"; var_dump(getenv($var_name)); var_dump(putenv($var_name."=value")); var_dump(getenv($var_name)); var_dump(putenv($var_name."=")); var_dump(getenv($var_name)); var_dump(putenv($var_name)); var_dump(getenv($var_name)); echo "Done\n"; ?> --EXPECTF-- bool(false) bool(true) string(5) "value" bool(true) string(0) "" bool(true) bool(false) Done