Bug #81598 [Opn->Fbk]: Cannot input unicode characters in PHP 8 interactive shell

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81598&edit=1 ID: 81598 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: 7snovic at gmail dot com Summary: Cannot input unicode characters in PHP 8 interactive shell -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Type: Bug Package: *Unicode Issues Operating System: Ubuntu 20 PHP Version: 8.0Git-2021-11-08 (snap) -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I'm assuming that this is about the interactive *shell* (where you have a command prompt). If so, do you use the same readline implementation (echo READLINE_LIB;) with both PHP versions? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-11-08 12:15:41] 7snovic at gmail dot com Description: ------------ When trying to use PHP in the interactive mode in PHP 8 you can not type any non-ASCII character like Arabic, Chinese and other languages. $ php8.0 -a echo "اهلا"; will copy echo ""; only into your terminal. $ php7.4 -a echo "اهلا"; will copy "اهلا"; into your terminal. another references: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69882515/cannot-input-unicode-characters-in-php-8-interactive-shell https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69750044/php-8-shell-cant-input-non-ascii-chars ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81598&edit=1