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Chapter 4. Package Updates
PHP is an HT ML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HT T P Server.
Bug Fixes
BZ #54 814 2
PNG files in certain formats, which were loaded with the "gd" extension, were displayed
incorrectly. T his update adds support for such files and the files are now loaded correctly.
BZ #5524 36
Connecting to an Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) service could fail with the following
error message:
PHP Warning: imap_open(): Couldn't open stream
T his happened if the server advertised support for Kerberos authentication, but the client was
not configured to use Kerberos. T his update adds the DISABLE_AUT HENT ICAT OR option for
the imap_open() function, which allows to disable a specific authentication method.
BZ #594 813
A PHP script that is using the ODBC interfaces could enter a deadlock if the maximum execution
time period expires while it is executing an SQL statement. T his occurs because the execution
timer uses a signal and the invoked ODBC functions are not reentrant. T his update modifies the
underlying code so the deadlock is less likely to occur.
BZ #6074 53
Previously, the PHP mktime() function and some daytime functions were limited to 32-bit time
stamps on 64-bit platforms due to a build configuration error. T his update fixes the error and
allows the use of 64-bit time stamps on 64-bit platforms.
BZ #611662
If a prepared statement was unset when using PostgreSQL through the PHP Data Objects
(PDO) interface, the current transaction was aborted. T his caused subsequent SQL queries in
the transaction to fail. With this update, the prepared statement is unset correctly and
subsequent queries work as expected.
BZ #695251
If a negative array index value was sent to the var_export() function, the function returned an
unsigned index ID. With this update, the function has been modified to process negative array
index values correctly.
Enhancement
BZ #572359
T he php package description has been improved.
All php users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add this
enhancement.
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