#44976 [NEW]: PHP 5.2.6 says Fatal error: Call to undefined function filter_var()

From: marcabconfederacy24 at yahoo dot com Operating system: FreeBSD randomplaza.com 6.3-ST PHP version: 5.2.6 PHP Bug Type: *General Issues Bug description: PHP 5.2.6 says Fatal error: Call to undefined function filter_var() Description: ------------ I take the sample code directly from your website. This is not the first time sample code from it has not worked. http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.filter-var.php I have the latest PHP version, 5.2.6 I use "var_dump(filter_var('bob@example.com', FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL));" Exactly what your website says. PHP 5.2.6 says "Fatal error: Call to undefined function filter_var()" I googled it and the old reason it should do that is on older PHP versions. But mine is 5.2.6. PS: I've had to so far do 20 tries to read your captcha and your site made me confirm this a million times, each time having to read a new one. I think I should buy captcha-reading software from that Chinese website as it reads better than humans. Reproduce code: --------------- var_dump(filter_var('bob@example.com', FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)); Expected result: ---------------- What it says at http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.filter-var.php Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Call to undefined function filter_var() in /usr/local/www/[my website name removed]/www/register.php on line 172 [my website name removed] = I'd rather not post my website's name until it's ready to open. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44976&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44976&r=mysqlcfg