Description of problem: A request to backport function (php_url_parse_ex) from newer versions of php, few new php plugins are using that function. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): php-4.3.9-3.22.9 How reproducible: Install any php plugin which uses php_url_parse_ex function and it won't work. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install pecl memcache>2.1.2 2. php -m Actual results: Prints "PHP Warning: Unknown(): Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/lib64/php4/memcache.so' - /usr/lib64/php4/memcache.so: undefined symbol: php_url_parse_ex in Unknown on line 0" ... gmp iconv mime_magic openssl ... Expected results: Output: ... gmp iconv memcache mime_magic openssl ... Additional info: php_url_parse_ex was introduced in 4.3.10, it is a modification for php_url_parse (accepts length, not only char array).
Created attachment 211791 [details] Backport from php 4.4.7. It is adds php_url_parse_ex function with it's dependency php_replace_controlchars_ex. No other functions are modified.
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