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Bug #62054 Column size is not reserved for all UNION
Submitted: 2012-05-17 13:28 UTC Modified: 2013-02-18 00:35 UTC
From: s-php at ertel-net dot de Assigned:
Status: No Feedback Package: MySQLi related
PHP Version: 5.3.13 OS: Ubuntu
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2012-05-17 13:28 UTC] s-php at ertel-net dot de 
Description:
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When I concatenate two queries with UNION an there are static strings in the queries, mysqli only reserves a big enough variable for the strings in the first query.
If there are static strings in the other queries after the UNION, the strings are just cut off.

Test script:
---------------
$stmt = $this->mysqli->prepare("SELECT 'read' AS Action FROM tbl1
UNION
SELECT CASE status WHEN 0 THEN 'request-received' WHEN 1 THEN 'confirmed' WHEN 2 THEN 'x' END AS Action FROM tbl2");

$stmt->bind_result($action);
$stmt->execute();

while($stmt->fetch())
{
  echo $action . " ";
}

Expected result:
----------------
expected output is: read request-received confirmed

Actual result:
--------------
actual output is: read request-recei confirmed

The "request-received" is cut off!

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 [2012-07-02 13:36 UTC] uw@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Feedback
 [2012-07-02 13:36 UTC] uw@php.net 
99% sure: Server bug, not a client issue.

Please, report column type information retrieved on the MySQL prompt when preparing the statement using SQL PREPARE and then executing it. Log in to the MySQL prompt using --column-type-info option to see the meta data reported by the server.
 [2012-07-02 18:47 UTC] s-php at ertel-net dot de 
Sorry, column names changed. But I guess this should be no problem for you.

mysql> PREPARE x from "SELECT 'read' AS Action FROM friends UNION SELECT CASE status WHEN 0 THEN 'request-received' WHEN 1 THEN 'confirmed' WHEN 2 THEN 'x' END AS Action FROM friends";
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
Statement prepared

mysql> execute x;
Field   1:  `Action`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     48
Max_length: 16
Decimals:   0
Flags:      


+------------------+
| Action           |
+------------------+
| read             |
| confirmed        |
| request-received |
| x                |
+------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
 [2013-02-18 00:35 UTC] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net 
No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because
we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem.
If this is not the case and you are able to provide the
information that was requested earlier, please do so and
change the status of the bug back to "Open". Thank you.
 [2013-02-19 13:01 UTC] s-php at ertel-net dot de 
The bug still exists in PHP.
I provided all information as requested. What do you still need?
 
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