Bug #75806 [Opn->Nab]: version_compare does strange things with string starting with "p"

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75806&edit=1 ID: 75806 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: ksours at internetbrands dot com Summary: version_compare does strange things with string starting with "p" -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug -Package: *General Issues +Package: PHP options/info functions PHP Version: 7.0.27 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php '1.0.0ptotalgarbage' is treated as '1.0.0.p.…', which is higher than '1.0.0'. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-01-12 00:21:07] ksours at internetbrands dot com Description: ------------ version_compare appears to treat any string starting with p at the pl=p level when doing comparisons, which is contrary to the documented behavior Test script: --------------- echo version_compare('1.0.0', '1.0.0ptotalgarbage'); Expected result: ---------------- 1 Actual result: -------------- -1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75806&edit=1