From:             commentgg at hotmail dot com
Operating system: Windows XP SP2
PHP version:      5.2.4
PHP Bug Type:     Reproducible crash
Bug description:  using preg_replace count parameter (in wiki) causes total 
server meltdown

Description:
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The wiki in development went from delivering total meltdown on the server
to being very stable just by changing the code from:

  $n=0;
  preg_replace(/../,'..',$x,-1,$n);
  if($n) ..

to 

  $new = preg_replace(/../,'..',$x);
  if($new != $x) ..

I.e. do not use the count parameter! 



Reproduce code:
---------------
I can't give you any specifics yet, but I spent 3 days narrowing down and
then having the above solve the problem for me. 

Sorry can't help you out better. 


Actual result:
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Crashes brought the Apache webserver (not the absolute latest) down on my
pre 5.2.4 version. Upgrading to the latest PHP (5.2.4) delivered a better
experience as the server managed to recover. 

In both cases no error message was given. It all just ends in the Windows
Application Crash - Send Report feedback loop dialog box. Twice. 

Maybe this is a PECL issue, but it is severe enough to warrant attention.




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Fixed in release:             
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Need backtrace:               http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script:        http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=needscript
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Not developer issue:          http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=support
Expected behavior:            http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=notwrong
Not enough info:              
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:              
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=submittedtwice
register_globals:             http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued:   http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=php3
Daylight Savings:             http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=dst
IIS Stability:                http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed:              http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=gnused
Floating point limitations:   http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=float
No Zend Extensions:           http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error:    http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43117&r=mysqlcfg

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