Doc #77009 [Nab]: base64_decode different behavior in php 5.6 and 7.2

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77009&edit=1 ID: 77009 User updated by: klewi1983 at wp dot pl Reported by: klewi1983 at wp dot pl Summary: base64_decode different behavior in php 5.6 and 7.2 Status: Not a bug Type: Documentation Problem Package: *URL Functions Operating System: Windows 7 x64 PHP Version: Irrelevant Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thanks for the explanation, however, it would be useful to mention the difference in the operation of the function in the document describing migration from php 5.6 to 7.0, or 7.2 to 7.3 ;-) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-10-14 11:03:00] cmb@php.net Thanks! The “new” behavior is correct according to the documentation; since $strict is FALSE, invalid Base64 characters are silently discarded. The following script confirms this: <?php $data = file_get_contents("test.bin"); $stripped = preg_replace('/[^A-Za-z0-9+\/]/', '', $data); var_dump(base64_decode($data) === base64_decode($stripped, true)); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-10-13 09:40:15] klewi1983 at wp dot pl My example file link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gJXkA3iJO-a4Sw1Cy9GdE1SITGxWe2Va ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-10-12 14:56:36] cmb@php.net > My test file (test.bin) size is 123 KB. > How can I attach it to the bug? Please make the file available for download. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-10-12 14:24:45] klewi1983 at wp dot pl Description: ------------ XAMPP 5.6.31 32bit: PHP 5.6.31 (cli) (built: Jul 5 2017 22:25:43) XAMPP 7.2.10, both 32 bit: PHP 7.2.10 (cli) (built: Sep 13 2018 01:01:10) ( ZTS MSVC15 (Visual C++ 2017) x86 ) My test file (test.bin) size is 123 KB. How can I attach it to the bug? Test script: --------------- var_dump(base64_decode(file_get_contents("test.bin"))); Expected result: ---------------- string(0) "" Actual result: -------------- result in PHP 5.6.31: string(0) "" result in PHP 7.2.10: string(22534) "Yt yeN)O?←┬ÁuAŞČ7L............... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77009&edit=1