#30728 [NEW]: Can't print a </textarea> tag into <textarea> tag

From: sa1230usr at libero dot it Operating system: Windows Xp PHP version: 5.0.2 PHP Bug Type: Filesystem function related Bug description: Can't print a </textarea> tag into <textarea> tag Description: ------------ When i read an html file with fread and inside that file there is a <textarea> tag than isn't possible to print(echo) the variable filled with fread inside another <textarea> tag cause the tag </textarea> in the variable close the <textarea> tag where is going to be printed! Reproduce code: --------------- $MyText='<textarea>MyTest</TextArea><br><input type=text>Not into the textarea tag!' <textarea> echo $MyText;</textarea> Expected result: ---------------- The variable $MyText should be fully showed inside the <textarea> tag also if contain tags of the same type. Actual result: -------------- It happend that variable $MyText isn't fully printed into <textarea> tag but it stop when is printed </textarea> tag. The rest will be showed like normal html. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30728&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=float MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30728&r=mysqlcfg