Bug #53916 [Com]: parse_ini_file unable to handle strings with certain characters

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53916&edit=1 ID: 53916 Comment by: zefredz@php.net Reported by: thasypher at gmail dot com Summary: parse_ini_file unable to handle strings with certain characters Status: Feedback Type: Bug Package: Filesystem function related Operating System: Debian 5 PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I don't know if it will help to find the cause of this bug, but I found that enclosing the string with quotes solves the problem : ini file: --------- [test] some_thing = "R3iDn3!rj3j" test file: ---------- <?php print_r(parse_ini_file('bug.ini', true )); result (as expected): ---------------------- Array ( [test] => Array ( [some_thing] => R3iDn3!rj3j ) ) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-02-04 13:50:04] thasypher at gmail dot com A sample INI could be: ---- [data] test_case = 1 some_server = localhost more_stuff = 8.8.8.8 [test] somevalue = 1 password_server.domain.tld = h1b{k&Tx$jt2 ---- In this case, it throws an "Error parsing <filename> on line 8. Also with: --- [test] some_thing = R3iDn3!rj3j --- it will fail. So ISTM that special characters are causing issues in the parse_ini_file. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-02-04 10:46:39] aharvey@php.net What version of PHP are you running? This seems to behave as expected in PHP 5.3.5. Could you also provide a (short) sample file.ini, please? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-02-03 09:00:14] thasypher at gmail dot com Obviously the test script should not contain a comma next to the true value. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-02-03 08:56:52] thasypher at gmail dot com Description: ------------ PHP seems to be unable to handle strings with certain signs (#$%) in an INI file parsed with parse_ini_file. It throws a warning while doing that. Even though normally you would quote strings to overcome this issue, the ConfigParser implementation of Python (for instance) does not do this. Test script: --------------- print_r(parse_ini_file('file.ini', true, )); Expected result: ---------------- An ini file with certain characters will throw a warning and may not be parsed completely. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53916&edit=1