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Bug #74692 ?> is evaluated when commented with // but not when between /* and */
Submitted: 2017-06-02 14:35 UTC Modified: 2017-06-02 14:43 UTC
From: webmaster at krahs-emag dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 7.0.19 OS: Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2017-06-02 14:35 UTC] webmaster at krahs-emag dot com 
Description:
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Having ?> appear within a comment indicted by // will cause the ?> to be evaluated and the script will stop whereas within a /* */ it will not

Test script:
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The following line will evaluate the '?>' as closing the PHP tag
// print "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>";

Doing the below instead will correctly comment it.
/* print "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>"; */

Expected result:
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Both methods should comment correctly ignore the contents.

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 [2017-06-02 14:43 UTC] peehaa@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2017-06-02 14:43 UTC] peehaa@php.net 
http://php.net/manual/en/language.basic-syntax.comments.php

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