--- zend_operators.orig.c	Tue Apr 25 12:28:00 2000
+++ zend_operators.c	Tue Apr 25 13:14:00 2000
@@ -940,6 +940,51 @@
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
 
+ZEND_API int times_function(zval *result, zval *op1, zval *op2)
+{
+	zval op1_copy, op2_copy;
+	int use_copy1, use_copy2;
+	long tmp = 0;
+
+	zend_make_printable_zval(op1, &op1_copy, &use_copy1);
+	zend_make_printable_zval(op2, &op2_copy, &use_copy2);
+
+	if (use_copy1) {
+		op1 = &op1_copy;
+	}
+	if (use_copy2) {
+		op2 = &op2_copy;
+	}
+
+	convert_to_long ( op2 );
+	result->type = IS_STRING;
+
+	if ( op2 -> value.lval < 1 )
+	{
+		result -> value.str.val = (char *) emalloc(1);
+		result -> value.str.len = 0;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		result->value.str.len = op1->value.str.len * op2->value.lval;
+		result->value.str.val = (char *) emalloc(result->value.str.len + 1);
+		memcpy(result->value.str.val, op1->value.str.val, op1->value.str.len);
+		while ( ++tmp < op2->value.lval )
+		{
+			memcpy(result->value.str.val+op1->value.str.len, op1->value.str.val,op1->value.str.len);
+		}
+	}
+	result->value.str.val[result->value.str.len] = 0;
+
+	if (use_copy1) {
+		zval_dtor(op1);
+	}
+	if (use_copy2) {
+		zval_dtor(op2);
+	}
+	return SUCCESS;
+}
+
 
 ZEND_API int compare_function(zval *result, zval *op1, zval *op2)
 {