#43533 [Opn->Csd]: escapeshellarg('') returns null

ID: 43533 Updated by: iliaa@php.net Reported By: josephk at etelos dot com -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: *Directory/Filesystem functions Operating System: Cent OS 5 PHP Version: 5.2.5 New Comment: This bug has been fixed in CVS. Snapshots of the sources are packaged every three hours; this change will be in the next snapshot. You can grab the snapshot at http://snaps.php.net/. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-12-09 04:30:59] crrodriguez at suse dot de 5_2 returns NULL (wrong value) , for some reason 5_3 is right. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-12-08 10:59:06] felipe@php.net In PHP 5.3.0-dev (cli) (built: Dec 7 2007 22:22:09) it shows: string(2) "''" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-12-08 02:58:26] josephk at etelos dot com Description: ------------ escapeshellarg() returns null when passed an empty string instead of returning an empty string. The documentation doesn't say anything about giving a return value of null. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php var_dump(escapeshellarg('')); ?> Expected result: ---------------- string '' Actual result: -------------- null ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=43533&edit=1