Bug #62036 [NEW]: CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER] returns both boolean and response

From: Operating system: N/A PHP version: 5.3.13 Package: cURL related Bug Type: Bug Bug description:CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER] returns both boolean and response Description: ------------ When calling a API and converting the response to an associative array, the returned response can not be converted because of the extra boolean in the response. Only viewable when exit($response) The options of the cURL operation are set using the @curl_setopt_array($ch, $array). When checked for the header, it does not indicate any problem and it outputs the correct content (with content length) When dumped the boolean is dumped with the correct response. Test script: --------------- // check if curl is available if(!function_exists('curl_init')) throw new Exception('This method requires cURL (http://php.net/curl), it seems like the extension isn\'t installed.'); $url = 'http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=album.getbuylinks&artist=radiohead&album=in%20rainbows&country=united%20kingdom&api_key=b25b959554ed76058ac220b7b2e0a026&format=json'; // set options // $options[CURLOPT_URL] = (string) $url; // $options[CURLOPT_USERAGENT] = 'PlonkHTTP '. self::version; // $options[CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION] = true; // $options[CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER] = true; // $options[CURLOPT_TIMEOUT] = 20; // $options[CURLOPT_HEADER] = true; // init $curl = @curl_init(); // @curl_setopt_array($curl, $options); curl_setopt($curl,CURLOPT_URL, (string) $url); curl_setopt($curl,CURLOPT_USERAGENT,'PlonkHTTP'); curl_setopt($curl,CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); // execute $response = @curl_exec($curl); // fetch errors $errorNumber = @curl_errno($curl); $errorMessage = @curl_error($curl); // close @curl_close($curl); Expected result: ---------------- The script will result in a decent response on a local webserver. In a production environment, it gives the extra boolean when outputted. Actual result: -------------- http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=album.getbuylinks&artist=radiohead&album=in%20rainbows&country=united%20kingdom&api_key=b25b959554ed76058ac220b7b2e0a026&format=json -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62036&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=needdocs Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62036&r=mysqlcfg