From: isawhim at gmail dot com Operating system: Linux PHP version: 5.2.5 PHP Bug Type: Strings related Bug description: Odd escape results from single and double quotes.
Description: ------------ Using an "Escape" \ in certain quotes, results in literal translation. Tested on \r \n \t inside Single and Double quotes. Single Quotes does not escape. Double Quotes escapes. I can not find documentation to explain this behaviour, or warnings on pages, related to places where one might try to use an escape. Processed all Escapes inside any single ' and double " quotes. or... {Possible feature request} SingleQuoteEscape=(all|none|quotes) DoubleQuoteEscape=(all|none|quotes) All = \r \n \t \\ \' {\"} None = literal quoted text, must use CHR strings (Iso), No like-quotes allowed. Quotes = if {'} then \' escape, if {"} then \" escape Reproduce code: --------------- <? $MyString1 = '\tTest1\r\nABC1'; $MyString2 = "\tTest2\r\nABC2"; echo($MyString1.'<BR>'.$MyString2.); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Expected Output: Test1 ABC1 Test2 ABC2 Actual result: -------------- Actual Output: \tTest1\r\nABC1 Test2 ABC2 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=43531&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43531&r=mysqlcfg