#38838 [NEW]: "<" or ">" disappears out of string before handing over to mysql

From: cchrist at mcpsoftworks dot com Operating system: linux PHP version: 5.1.6 PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: "<" or ">" disappears out of string before handing over to mysql Description: ------------ This is, what I write into the string: $sql = "select count(upload_id) from patient_visits where patient_id=".$this->patient_id. " and upload_id is not null and upload_id<>".$this->upload_id; This is in the string, AFTER this statement: select count(upload_id) from patient_visits where patient_id=1 and upload_id is not null and upload_id33 get this -----------------------------^^^ WHY??? Expected result: ---------------- a correct string Actual result: -------------- a string without those "<>" I wanted to put there. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=38838&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38838&r=mysqlcfg