Bug #65573 [Opn]: Parsing fails on simple one line echo

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65573&edit=1 ID: 65573 User updated by: phpnet at theodore dot phpexperts dot pro Reported by: phpnet at theodore dot phpexperts dot pro Summary: Parsing fails on simple one line echo Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.4.19 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The "Attach file" thing appears to have not worked. You can get the exact test case at http://www.phpexperts.pro/files/bad_php.txt Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-08-28 15:16:25] phpnet at theodore dot phpexperts dot pro Description: ------------ PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'echo' (T_ECHO) in bad.php on line 2 I have attached the affected file. I can readily duplicate the issue across various PHP instances ranging from 5.2 to 5.4.19, nothing else was tested. Test script: --------------- <?php    echo "This should work. But it doesn't!\n"; Expected result: ---------------- Output: "This should work. But it doesn't!" Actual result: -------------- PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'echo' (T_ECHO) in /home/tsmith/books/dimensional_shift/test.php on line 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65573&edit=1