Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64152&edit=1
ID: 64152 User updated by: mmicael at gmail dot com Reported by: mmicael at gmail dot com Summary: php return wrong string with HEAD Request Method Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Output Control Operating System: linux PHP Version: 5.4.11 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: It seems that the behaviour have change with this commit https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/11d24c1593d6617f73d3f290617bd8994182f4dc# the ouput.c don't care anymore about headers_only Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-02-05 11:00:42] mmicael at gmail dot com Modifiying OS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-02-05 10:51:49] mmicael at gmail dot com Description: ------------ When we do a HEAD Request Method in php 5.4, php continue executing script even if the output buffer exceed the max output_buffering. the next ob_start, ob_get_contents always return empty string In php 5.2 and 5.3, the script die after sending the first output buffer that reach the max output_buffering. Test script: --------------- $string = ''; for($i=0;$i<5000;$i++) $string .= '0'; ob_start(); echo "test1"; $content = ob_get_contents(); ob_end_clean(); error_log("1-$content"); echo $string; ob_start(); echo "test2"; $content .= ob_get_contents(); ob_end_clean(); echo $string; error_log("2-$content"); Expected result: ---------------- In php 5.2 and 5.3 1-test1 Actual result: -------------- In php 5.4 1-test1 2-test1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64152&edit=1