Bug #78236 [Ver->Csd]: convert error on receiving variables when duplicate [

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78236&edit=1 ID: 78236 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: hongweichen8888 at sina dot com Summary: convert error on receiving variables when duplicate [ -Status: Verified +Status: Closed Type: Bug Package: Variables related Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 7.2.19 Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Automatic comment on behalf of cmbecker69@gmx.de Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=fc4d462e947828fdbeac6020ac8f34704a218834 Log: Fix #78236: convert error on receiving variables when duplicate [ Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-07-23 09:16:39] cmb@php.net This behavior is unintentional. According to a comment[1] in the sources, all open brackets are supposed to be replaced, and according to the PHP manual[2], dots and spaces in variable names are converted to underscores. I have some doubts that we should fix that in the stable branches for BC reasons, though. [1] <https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-7.3.20/main/php_variables.c#L192> [2] <https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.external.php> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-07-01 07:45:12] hongweichen8888 at sina dot com Description: ------------ when php receivie the data from external sources, a variables named 'id[[name' will be saved into $_REQUEST['id_[name']; @see http://php.net/manual/en/language.variables.external.php Will '[' only be replaced once? Test script: --------------- <form method="post"> <input type="text" name="id[name" value="1"> <input type="text" name="id[[name" value="a"> <input type="submit"> </form> Expected result: ---------------- array ( 'id_name' => '1', 'id__name' => 'a', ) Actual result: -------------- array ( 'id_name' => '1', 'id_[name' => 'a', ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78236&edit=1