note 85506 added to function.strtotime

From: Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:51:21 +0000
Subject: note 85506 added to function.strtotime
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strtotime returns time() for any string that begins with "eat" (case insensitive): <? var_dump(strtotime('10 September 2000')); # int(968569200) var_dump(strtotime('10 September 2000 asdfasdfasdf'));# bool(false) var_dump(strtotime('asdfasdfasdf 10 September 2000'));# bool(false) var_dump(strtotime('eat')); # int(1220358823) var_dump(strtotime('eat asdfasdfasdf')); # int(1220358823) var_dump(strtotime('asdfasdf eat')); # bool(false) ?> You'll notice that 'eat.*' will always be a valid timestamp, so just using strtotime($is_it_a_time) will return a false positive on "eat a sandwich" ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 64.79.222.10 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/85506 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85506/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85506/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85506/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85506/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85506/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85506/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85506 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/85506 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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