#33574 [Ver->Csd]: parse_ini_file fails to parse values containing "{"

ID: 33574 Updated by: vrana@php.net Reported By: m at tacker dot org -Status: Verified +Status: Closed Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Gentoo Linux PHP Version: 5.1.0b2 New Comment: This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. configuration: "Since PHP 5.1.0, it is possible to refer to existing .ini variables from within .ini files. Example: open_basedir = ${open_basedir} ":/new/dir"." Necessity of quoting values is already declared by parse_ini_file: "If a value in the ini file contains any non-alphanumeric characters it needs to be enclosed in double-quotes (")." Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-07-05 15:58:46] m at tacker dot org Wow, cool. That is a feature I implemented myself. How do I address values under sections with that? [example] name = value [values_from_example] name = ${example.name} ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-07-05 15:29:06] sniper@php.net This is not a bug but new feature added in PHP 5.1 by Andrei: " Adding ability to refer to existing .ini variables from within .ini files. Example: open_basedir = ${open_basedir} ":/new/dir" " Quoting the values is very good idea anyway.. This isn't documented anywhere -> reclassified. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-07-05 13:42:42] m at tacker dot org Using quotations fixes that problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-07-05 13:38:41] m at tacker dot org Description: ------------ PHP 5.1's parse_ini_file cannot parse this line where 5.0's can: from_email = NOREPLY.{installation.id}@{mailer.hostname} Expected result: ---------------- An array with $config = array( 'from_email' => 'NOREPLY.{installation.id}@{mailer.hostname}' ); Actual result: -------------- Warning: Error parsing ../include/config/config.ini ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=33574&edit=1