#32969 [NEW]: ereg_replace can't handle certain char

From: oortm at gmx dot net Operating system: all PHP version: 4.3.9 PHP Bug Type: *General Issues Bug description: ereg_replace can't handle certain char Description: ------------ The ereg_replace-function can't handle a closing hook in a string as parameter. Try this to reproduce the bug: $message = ereg_replace(":-)","<img src='../images/hi.gif'>",$message); It chokes on the first parameter seeing a ')'. As the string is enclosed by quotes it shouldn't do this and parse on the string until the last quote is found. oortm netherlands Reproduce code: --------------- $message = ereg_replace(":-)","<img src='../images/hi.gif'>",$message); Expected result: ---------------- 1. modified content of the string entitled 'message' 2. unmodifed content of the string entitled 'message' Actual result: -------------- script is exited -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=32969&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32969&r=mysqlcfg