#46347 [Opn->Asn]: parse_ini_file() does not like asterisk (*) in key
ID: 46347
Updated by: jani@php.net
Reported By: duke at masendav dot com
-Status: Open
+Status: Assigned
Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem
Operating System: *
PHP Version: 5.3CVS-2008-11-11
Assigned To: scottmac
New Comment:
I don't know how to allow literal * in re2c. (\* did not work)
And I don't have spare time to debug this. Ask Pierre if he has.
Previous Comments:
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[2008-12-24 13:58:39] scottmac@php.net
Jani, this wasn't broken by any of the re2c stuff.
The changes you made to zend_ini_scanner.l revision 1.48 are the cause.
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[2008-10-20 21:01:03] duke at masendav dot com
More like undocumented feature then. Nothing at
http://www.php.net/parse_ini_file says that * cannot
be used inside
keys. So we are using it in a few in-house applications and this came as
unpleasant surprise.
We can of course implement a different solution, if you really consider
the current (5.2) behaviour bug.
In which case it would be nice to have a better explanation in
parse_ini_file documentation with regard to what is considered a valid
syntax and what not.
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[2008-10-20 20:45:16] jani@php.net
Why should it like it? That looks like a bug that got fixed by the
new parser.
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[2008-10-20 19:40:21] duke at masendav dot com
Description:
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parse_ini_file no longer likes * (asterisk) in configuration keys.
Works just fine in PHP 5.2.5
Reproduce code:
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Ini file with the following content:
[section]
part1.*.part2 = 1
PHP file:
<?php
parse_ini_file('test.ini');
Expected result:
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ini file being parsed without any error messages
Actual result:
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Warning: syntax error, unexpected '*' in test.ini on line 2
in test.php on line 2
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