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Bug #47403 preg_replace function
Submitted: 2009-02-16 11:40 UTC Modified: 2009-02-16 13:52 UTC
From: jignasha_86 at yahoo dot co dot in Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: PCRE related
PHP Version: 5.2.9RC2 OS: All
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2009-02-16 11:40 UTC] jignasha_86 at yahoo dot co dot in 
Description:
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In preg_replace function,you are replacing one string to other
if replacing string contains $ sign in it,then preg_replace suppress
$ sign and 2 charcaters after that $ sign
This happens in all PHP 5 versions

Reproduce code:
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$pattern[] = "/_BASEURL_/";
        //$pattern[] = "/_BASELOGIN_/";
	$pattern[] = "/_SENDERNAME_/";
	$pattern[] = "/_ISSUETITLE_/";
	$pattern[] = "/\'\'/";
        $replacement[] = BASEURL;
	$replacement[] = $msg_sendername;
	$replacement[] = $istitle;
	$replacement[] = "'";
        
	
	$msg_body = preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $msg_body);

 if $istitle = "This is $888 ruppes";

 Then It will replace it with "This is 8 rupees"

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 [2009-02-16 13:52 UTC] scottmac@php.net 
Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself.  For a
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visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the
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of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not
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Thank you for your interest in PHP.

You have a replacement back reference and that only accepts 2 numbers, $0 - $99.

So $88 -> '' and hence why you see 8.

If you escape the replacement correctly then it will work.
 
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