From:             msn at t-network dot nl
Operating system: Windows XP SP2 Home Edition
PHP version:      5.1.4
PHP Bug Type:     PCRE related
Bug description:  $n backreference not working in pattern

Description:
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It's not possible to use the $n style backreference in the pattern of the
PCRE functions.

A pattern like this:

/\[(u|b|i|s)\](.*)\[\/$1\]/si

Should match [b]bold[/b]. However, it does not.
This pattern though:

/\[(u|b|i|s)\](.*)\[\/\\1\]/si

_Will_ match [b]bold[/b].

Reproduce code:
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<?php

function parseUBB($sString)
{
        
        // Bold, underline, italic and strike tags
        $sString = preg_replace("/\[(u|b|i|s)\](.*)\[\/$1\]/si", "<$1>$2</$1>",
$sString);
        
        return ($sString);
}

echo parseUBB("[b]testb[/b], [u]testu[/u], [i]testi[/i]");

?>

Expected result:
----------------
<b>testb</b>, <u>testu</u>, <i>testi</i>

Actual result:
--------------
[b]test[/b], [u]testu[/u], [i]testi[/i]

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Fixed in CVS:                 http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release:             
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace:               http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script:        http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=needscript
Try newer version:            http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=oldversion
Not developer issue:          http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=support
Expected behavior:            http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=notwrong
Not enough info:              
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:              
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=submittedtwice
register_globals:             http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued:   http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=php3
Daylight Savings:             http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=dst
IIS Stability:                http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed:              http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=gnused
Floating point limitations:   http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=float
No Zend Extensions:           http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error:    http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38135&r=mysqlcfg

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