note 26028 added to function.strstr

strstr(), strchr(), strrchr() _and_ stristr() are _all_ broken as of 4.2.3: $haystack = 'John Doe <john@doe.com>'; $needle_broken = '<'; $needle_ok = '@'; echo('haystack: ' . htmlspecialchars($haystack) . '<br />'); echo('strstr using needle_broken: ' . strstr($haystack, $needle_broken) . '<br />'); echo('strstr using needle_ok: ' . strstr($haystack, $needle_ok) . '<br />'); output: broken: ok: @doe.com> only function that works properly with this caracter (also '>' and possibly others) is strpos() -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strstr.php http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+26028 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+26028 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+26028