PHP 4.0 Bug #5545 Updated: regular expression matching goes into almost infinite loop
| From: | Bug Database | Date: | Thu, 13 Jul 2000 07:28:11 +0000 |
| Subject: | PHP 4.0 Bug #5545 Updated: regular expression matching goes into almost infinite loop | ||
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ID: 5545
Updated by: stas
Reported By: elkan@cs.ucsd.edu
Status: Closed
Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem
Assigned To:
Comments:
This is not a bug. You are just forcing regexp working too hard. Please take a good book on regular
experssions (like Mastering Regular Experssions) and read about backtracking and how bad could it
be.
Full Bug description available at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=5545