#30545 [NEW]: strototime() returns -1 on @timestamp

From: tightcode_nosp at m_hotmail dot com Operating system: Linux PHP version: 4.3.9 PHP Bug Type: Date/time related Bug description: strototime() returns -1 on @timestamp Description: ------------ The docs state: "Because strtotime() behaves according to GNU date syntax, have a look at the GNU manual page titled Date Input Formats. Described there is valid syntax for the time parameter." However the functionality described here: http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_chapter/tar_7.html#SEC117 Which describes how to use seconds since Enoch, does not work with strtotime(). I have tried both strtotime('@timestamp') and strtotime('timestamp'). Both return -1. Please review the code below. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php The correct way to do this according to the docs: echo "Doc way: ".strtotime('@'.time()); Another try just to see if there is another way: echo "Another way: ".strtotime(time()); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Doc way: (timestamp for current time) Another way: (perhaps the same as above) Actual result: -------------- Doc way: -1 Another way: -1 I would expect there to be some way of doing this. If not according to the doc & syntax referenced in the online docs, at least "another way". Thanks, TightCode -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30545&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=float MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30545&r=mysqlcfg