Bug #60589 [Opn->Bgs]: str_replace error

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60589&edit=1 ID: 60589 Updated by: cataphract@php.net Reported by: pehohlva at gmail dot com Summary: str_replace error -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: *General Issues Operating System: lenny debian PHP Version: 5.3.8 Block user comment: N Private report: N 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. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-12-22 02:32:26] anon at anon dot anon str_replace works fine. You're just not using its result. str_replace returns the altered string; it doesn't change the original. Do: $item = str_replace(" ", "", $item); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-12-21 21:07:49] pehohlva at gmail dot com meant is: str_replace() doesnt recognise ascii 32 as whitespace / space. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-12-21 21:02:49] pehohlva at gmail dot com Description: ------------ str_replace() error: following construct delivers true on using phpexcelreader on ms excelfile as $item if $item = ord($item)=32 that means, not all whitespaces where found with str_replaces() Test script: --------------- foreach($user as $key=>$item) { if(trim(str_replace(" ","",$item)) == "") { echo"<br>items:".ord($item); } } output will be displayed with ascii 32 (space). Should be not possible. Expected result: ---------------- dump->NULL Actual result: -------------- " " (space ascii 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60589&edit=1