From:             Andreas dot Klauer at metamorpher dot de
Operating system: 
PHP version:      5.3.15
Package:          PCRE related
Bug Type:         Bug
Bug description:Impossible to escape/match delimiters within \Q \E

Description:
------------
PCRE allows literal matches of strings between \Q and \E. This is also
documented, \Q.$.\E will match literal .$.

However, if that literal string contains the regexp delimiter (/ or # or ~
or () or whichever you choose), the regexp compile either fails, or the
match fails because it tries to match the escape char used to escape the
delimiter.

The problem is php_pcre::pcre_get_compiled_regex_cache() which parses the
delimiter, not taking \Q \E in account. Delimiters between \Q \E should be
treated as literal characters, not delimiters (that's what Perl does); or
alternatively if delimiters have to be escaped, the escape char should be
removed from the pattern.

Workaround: Use preg_quote() instead of \Q \E if there's a chance the
delimiter may appear within \Q \E

Test script:
---------------
preg_replace("/\Q/#~\E/", ...);
=> Warning: preg_replace(): Unknown modifier '#' in php shell code on line
1

preg_replace("/\Q\/#~\E/", "OK", "/#~");
=> "/#~" (expected "OK")

preg_replace("/\Q\/#~\E/", "FAIL", "\/#~")
=> "FAIL" (expected "\/#~");



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