Bug #78346 [Opn]: strip_tags no longer handling nested php tags

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78346&edit=1 ID: 78346 User updated by: development at admeen dot com Reported by: development at admeen dot com Summary: strip_tags no longer handling nested php tags Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Strings related Operating System: MacOS & Linux PHP Version: 7.3.7 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I would like to add that it also is happening in v7.3.3, but works as expected in v7.2 & v7.1. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-07-29 11:20:13] development at admeen dot com Description: ------------ After upgrading from v7.3.3 to v7.3.7 it appears nested "php tags" inside a string are no longer being stripped correctly by strip_tags(). This is still working in v7.3.3, v7.2 & v7.1. I've added a simple test below. Test script: --------------- <?php $str = '<?= \'<?= 1 ?>\' ?>2'; var_dump(strip_tags($str)); Expected result: ---------------- string(1) "2" Actual result: -------------- string(5) "' ?>2" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78346&edit=1