From: manoj_smartsoft at rediffmail dot com
Operating system: Windows-XP
PHP version: 5.0.2
PHP Bug Type: *XML functions
Bug description: simplexml_load_file fails if the data contains the '&' or '<'
or '>' character
Description:
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If the XML file conatinx &,< or > in the data field, then the
simplexml_load_file fails
Reproduce code:
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// * bug_file.xml : START * //
<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes'?>
<couples>
<couple>
<name>John&Marry</name>
<age>John>Marry</age>
</couple>
</couples>
// * bug_file.xml : END * //
<?php
$xml = simplexml_load_file("bug_file.xml");
echo $xml->couple[0]->name; // "So this language. It's ike..."
?>
Expected result:
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This should give me the following result
John&Marry
Actual result:
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The actual result is that, the function returns error.
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Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30746&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30746&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30746&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30746&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30746&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30746&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30746&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30746&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30746&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30746&r=float
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30746&r=mysqlcfg
