Bug #60468 [NEW]: Output is not discarded when ob_start() callback returns ""

From: Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:26:27 +0000
Subject: Bug #60468 [NEW]: Output is not discarded when ob_start() callback returns ""
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From:             vrana
Operating system: Windows
PHP version:      5.4.0RC2
Package:          Output Control
Bug Type:         Bug
Bug description:Output is not discarded when ob_start() callback returns ""

Description:
------------
If ob_start() callback returns an empty string then nothing should be
printed. This is the current behavior in PHP 5.3. Behavior in PHP 5.4 is
different - if a callback returns an empty string then the result is same
as if it wouldn't be called at all - next call is prepended by last call
value.

So there is no way for callback how to discard the output.


Test script:
---------------
ob_start(function ($s) {
	fwrite(STDERR, strlen($s) . "\n");
	if ($s == "b\n") {
		return $s;
	}
	return "";
}, 2);
echo "a\n";
echo "b\n";
exit;


Expected result:
----------------
2
2
b
0


Actual result:
--------------
2
4
4


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Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4):            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=trysnapshot54
Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3):            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=trysnapshot53
Try a snapshot (trunk):              https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=trysnapshottrunk
Fixed in SVN:                        https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=fixed
Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=needdocs
Fixed in release:                    https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace:                      https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script:               https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=needscript
Try newer version:                   https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=oldversion
Not developer issue:                 https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=support
Expected behavior:                   https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=notwrong
Not enough info:                     https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:                     https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=submittedtwice
register_globals:                    https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=globals
PHP 4 support discontinued:          https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=php4
Daylight Savings:                    https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=dst
IIS Stability:                       https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed:                     https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=gnused
Floating point limitations:          https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=float
No Zend Extensions:                  https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error:           https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60468&r=mysqlcfg



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