'foreach' variable overwrites already defined variable
Reports the keys and values in foreach loops that are assigned a non-primitive value before the foreach loop and are accessed after it. Such usages may unwillingly overwrite an already defined value and cause latent bugs.
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Inspection ID: PhpForeachVariableOverwritesAlreadyDefinedVariableInspection
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