#29705 [Opn]: ip2long returns false instead of -1 for "255.255.255.255"

ID: 29705 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: andrew at is dot co dot za Status: Open -Bug Type: Network related +Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE-p23 PHP Version: 5.0.0 New Comment: This is correct, it changed from 4.x to 5.0.0 (read the release notes). This should be fixed in the documentation though. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-08-16 13:14:02] andrew at is dot co dot za Description: ------------ ip2long has been changed to return "false" instead of -1 in the event of a failure, presumably to fix the historical problem of not being able to pass it "255.255.255.255", which is a valid broadcast address that evaluates to -1 when converted. However, ip2long now returns "false" instead of -1 for "255.255.255.255", which contradicts the PHP documentation. Reproduce code: --------------- if (ip2long("255.255.255.255") === false) { echo "Bad"; } else { echo "OK"; } Expected result: ---------------- Displays "Bad" Actual result: -------------- Should display "OK" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=29705&edit=1