#30956 [NEW]: Post data periods (.) being converted to underscores (_)

From: phpbugs at crumpton dot cx Operating system: redhat 7.3 PHP version: 5.0.2 PHP Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Bug description: Post data periods (.) being converted to underscores (_) Description: ------------ In the key/value pairs from posted data, periods (.) within the key name (ie, "var.name=some+data") are being converted to underscores (_) (ie, "var_name=some+data"). $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA contains the correct urlencoded data with the periods (.). $_REQUST, $_POST, and $HTTP_POST_DATA, however, all contain keys with the periods (.) replaced as underscores (_). Note: The "Reproduce code:" section requires "always_populate_raw_post_data = On" in php.ini to see the $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA... You will, however, see the mangled $_POST variable either way. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') { header("Content-type: text/plain"); print_r($HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA . "\n"); print_r($_POST); die; } ?> <form method="post"> <input type="text" name="var.name" value="some data" /> <input type="submit" value="submit" /> </form> Expected result: ---------------- var.name=some+data Array ( [var.name] => some data ) Actual result: -------------- var.name=some+data Array ( [var_name] => some data ) -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30956&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=float MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30956&r=mysqlcfg