PHP :: Request #3799 :: default_charset brings small incompatibility

default_charset brings small incompatibility

Submitted:

2000-03-10 12:38 UTC

Modified:

2015-05-12 14:26 UTC

Votes:	2
Avg. Score:	2.0 ± 1.0
Reproduced:	0 of 2 (0.0%)

From:

k at les dot cz

Assigned:

cmb (profile)

Status:

Wont fix

Package:

*General Issues

PHP Version:

4.0 Latest CVS (10/03/2000)

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CVE-ID:

None

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[2000-03-10 12:38 UTC] k at les dot cz

could be possible to set default_charset to "none"
by default due to compatibility with older versions?

thanks

  pavel

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[2000-07-31 22:47 UTC] waldschrott@php.net

You?re free to configure this at your will in php.ini.

[2000-08-01 13:41 UTC] k at les dot cz

yes, i know. that's why i call it "feature request", not bugreport. i think if default value were "none", it should help php users from non-isolatin1 countries a lot..

[2000-08-01 13:45 UTC] k at les dot cz

oops.. i was talking about NEW php users of course...
the problem is in modules for charset conversion, they are getting confused by iso-latin1 header, and it's hard for newbies to solve it... at least it was hard for experienced users when this new feature appeared :)

[2000-08-01 14:06 UTC] waldschrott@php.net

Where is the problem for a newbie to have a look on the
php.ini file, or am I missing sth?

[2000-08-01 17:28 UTC] k at les dot cz

the problem is that if you're installing a new software you don't suppose it's preconfigured for a special charset.
of course, even if you're a newbie, you'll get it after some investigation :)

the point of this request is - if default_charset were set to "none" by default, if would work for everyone by default. if it's set to anything else, it works "only" for iso-latin1 users.

[2000-08-01 17:34 UTC] waldschrott@php.net

If that?s true, it?ll really make sense....

[2000-08-02 12:15 UTC] joey@php.net

I can almost promise this is never going to happen.
The default_charset was created to make the 
"default install" of php [more] secure against the
"cross site scripting" bug.

For more info, please see the CERT Advisory:
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-02.html

[2013-09-29 17:48 UTC] cmbecker69 at gmx dot de

According to the manual[1] default_charset already defaults to '', 
what has the desired effect.  A test conformed that even for the 
windows binary of PHP-4.3.11.

It seems to me, the request should be finally closed.

[1] <http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.default-charset>

[2014-03-07 12:20 UTC] narf at devilix dot net

And now PHP 5.6 switches the default to 'UTF-8' - it was about time to encourage usage of that charset. Either way this should be closed.

[2015-05-12 14:26 UTC] cmb@php.net

-Status: Suspended +Status: Wont fix -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb

[2015-05-12 14:26 UTC] cmb@php.net

Indeed, Andrey. Furthermore the docs[1] rightly state:

| Setting default_charset to an empty value is not recommended.

[1] <http://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.default-charset>

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