#39075 [NEW]: htmlentities() seems to mistranslate pound sign

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From:             fasaxc at f2s dot com
Operating system: Not known
PHP version:      5.1.6
PHP Bug Type:     Unknown/Other Function
Bug description:  htmlentities() seems to mistranslate pound sign

Description:
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Calling htmlentities on '£' generates two entities rather than just
£ as expected.

Reproduce code:
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<?php echo "£=>".htmlentities('£'); ?>

Expected result:
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Output should be "£=>&pound;"

Actual result:
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"£=>&Acirc;&pound;", where did the '&Acirc;' come from?

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Expected behavior:            http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=39075&r=notwrong
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