Bug #52851 [Com]: Bug with eval() parsing strings

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52851&edit=1 ID: 52851 Comment by: max at dteam dot us Reported by: max at dteam dot us Summary: Bug with eval() parsing strings Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: Strings related Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 5.3.3 Block user comment: N New Comment: Well, I suppose after a second thought this is not actially a bug. But the way than eval() treats passed code is anyway kind of funny. I faced the problem when i was writing a snippet for MODX CMS. Seems like eval doesn't really care what quotes are used in code. They should be escaped somehow because there is so much ways where it's difficult to know how exactly the eval() was executed in framework. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-09-15 12:17:15] aharvey@php.net 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-09-15 12:15:30] max at dteam dot us Description: ------------ eval() function seems to work improperly with double [[ chars in string. Test script: --------------- <?php $bogus_str = "[[hello!]] brackets"; $code = "echo $bogus_str;"; echo $bogus_str; eval($code); ?> Expected result: ---------------- [[hello!]] brackets[[hello!]] brackets Actual result: -------------- [[hello!]] brackets Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in C:\xampp\htdocs\test.php(6) : eval()'d code on line 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52851&edit=1