#43928 [NEW]: Using periods in encapsulated variables returns white page

From: david dot reade at sbhelp dot co dot uk Operating system: CentOS 5.1 PHP version: 5.2.5 PHP Bug Type: Variables related Bug description: Using periods in encapsulated variables returns white page Description: ------------ Using dots in queries, e.g. "/index.php?this.is.a.test", which returns a white page with no error, even with 'error_reporting(E_ALL)'. However using any other symbol, such as a colon, returns the correct result. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php if(isset($_GET['this.is.a.test'])) { echo('It works!'); exit(); } if(isset($_GET['this;is;a;test'])) { echo('It works!'); exit(); } if(isset($_GET['this;is;a;test'])) { echo('It works!'); exit(); } ?> Expected result: ---------------- It works! Actual result: -------------- /index.php?this.is.a.test = <white page, no error> /index.php?this;is;a;test = 'It works!' /index.php?this:is:a:test = 'It works!' -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=43928&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43928&r=mysqlcfg