Bug #64325 [Com]: Issue in automatic $_POST array handling

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64325&edit=1 ID: 64325 Comment by: reeze@php.net Reported by: php at sygmoral dot com Summary: Issue in automatic $_POST array handling Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Arrays related Operating System: Debian PHP Version: 5.4.12 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: "post_data = {'save[line[]]':'A line with text'}“ do you mean post_data = {'save[line][]':'A line with text'} ? ^^ is this you intention? array( 'save' => ['line' => ['A line with text', 'maybe more lines'] ] ); ? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-02-28 16:09:49] php at sygmoral dot com Description: ------------ Php automatically puts POSTed name-value pairs with names ending in [] into arrays. Very handy feature! However, I notice issues when more of those square brackets are encountered. If I send a name like save[line[]], then save will be an array and the first key in it will be line[, instead of line[]. It's not that I expect a second level of arrays - just that it doesn't strangely remove that last bracket. So suppose we have the tiny php script below, and I send this with e.g. jquery: post_data = {'save[line[]]':'A line with text'} Effectively, the raw POST data being sent is: save%5Bline%5B%5D%5D=A+line+with+text Test script: --------------- print_r( $_POST['save'] ); Expected result: ---------------- POST: Array ( [line[]] => A line with text ) Actual result: -------------- POST: Array ( [line[] => A line with text ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64325&edit=1