#38771 [NEW]: string POST data are converted to int

From: satanas at tech-at dot be Operating system: Apache 10336100 PHP version: 4.4.4 PHP Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Bug description: string POST data are converted to int Description: ------------ When submitting a form that contain a string value and defined as text, the POST variable is displayed as a integer. When filling the form with a text, the POST value is 0, when filling the form with ex 1234, the POST value is 1234. But strange is another form in the HTML page work perfectly Reproduce code: --------------- The Form that works: <form name='shearch' id='shearch' action='/modules/mpmanager/contbox.php?op=sendbox&send=1&onglet=1' method='post'> <table width='100%' class='outer' cellspacing='1'> <tr><th colspan='2'>Trouver un utilisateur</th></tr> <tr valign='top' align='left'><td class='head'>Recherche</td><td class='even'><input type='text' name='user' id='user' size='25' maxlength='50' value='' /> <input type='submit' class='formButton' name='submit' id='submit' value='Trouver un utilisateur' /> </td></tr> <tr valign='top' align='left'><td class='head'>Choix</td><td class='even'>Les mots clés de moins de 3 caractères seront ignorés </td></tr> </table> </form> The form that create the issue: <form name='read' id='read' action='/modules/mpmanager/contbox.php?send=0' method='post'> <table width='100%' class='outer' cellspacing='1'> <tr><th colspan='2'>Ajouter un Contact</th></tr> <tr valign='top' align='left'><td class='head'>Contact(s)</td><td class='even'><input type='text' name='to_userid' id='to_userid' size='25' maxlength='50' value='' /> &nbsp;Séparer par une , Maximum 3 Utilisateur(s) </td></tr> <tr valign='top' align='left'><td class='head'></td><td class='even'><input type='reset' class='formButton' name='reset' id='reset' value='Vider' /> <input type='submit' class='formButton' name='post_messages' id='post_messages' value='Soumettre' /> </td></tr> </table> Expected result: ---------------- on the form that create the issue if mhm is submitted to_userid=mhm (string(3)) post_messages= Soumettre (string(9)) Actual result: -------------- on the form that create the issue if mhm is submitted to_userid=0 (int(0)) post_messages= Soumettre (string(9)) if 1234 is submitted to_userid=int(1234) post_messages= Soumettre (string(9)) -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=38771&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38771&r=mysqlcfg