Bug #51272 [Opn->Bgs]: I am getting faulty output with from the str_replace function.

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51272&edit=1 ID: 51272 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: editor at fast dot st Summary: I am getting faulty output with from the str_replace function. -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: Strings related Operating System: windows xp PHP Version: 5.2.13 New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. This doesn't sound like a PHP issue, but simply a HTML escaping issue. I'd suggest that you pursue this with one of the support options linked above. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-03-11 14:10:25] editor at fast dot st I'm sorry... Should have assumed it was something unique to my installation. My output looks like this: [form] [form] [fo And if I view source I get this: [form] [form]<br>[fo<rm] [fo> Also, I think I'm actually on php 5.2.5, on Apache 2.2.6 Cheers, Dan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-03-11 12:31:49] aharvey@php.net You may need to spell out what the "glitch" is, because I get the exact output I'd expect: [form] [form]<br>[fo<rm] [fo<rm] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-03-11 12:19:48] editor at fast dot st Description: ------------ I seem to be getting really messed up output when using str_replace in a certain situation. Test script: --------------- <?php $out = "[form] [form]"; print_r($out); print_r('<br>'); $out = str_replace('[form', '[fo<rm', $out); print_r($out); die(); Expected result: ---------------- The glitch is obvious... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51272&edit=1