[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25733: Plus (+) symbol in plugin name cannot activate this

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#25733: Plus (+) symbol in plugin name cannot activate this
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 Reporter:  godhulii_1985  |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins        |    Version:
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:
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 I created a plugin having "+" in filename (allowed in windows) and found
 an error to activate the plugin. After searching a lot, it seems that the
 problem is in .php, you can find how this problem was reported in drupal
 community and their thoughts here: [https://drupal.org/node/615418]


 To repeat this bug you just need to rename a plugin with "+" symbol in the
 filename and try to activate. The activation url becomes:
 {{{http://localhost/wordpress/wp-
 admin/plugins.php?action=activateplugin=hello+dolly%2Fhello.php&_wpnonce=XXXXXX}}}

 I tried to replace the {{{+}}} symbol in query string with %2B (its
 unicode value), this activated the plugin but also said: ''A fatal error
 occured, the plugin cannot be activate''.


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 I messed up the process to repeat, so writing again:

  1. Rename a folder with + character in its filename
  2. Try to activate
  3. An error will occur, = '''First observation of error'''
  4. Now replace the + symbol with %2B and try again
  5. The plugin will be activated but in the status it will say it was not
 activated and an error occured = '''Second observation of error'''
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 In my opinion, although it might be an issue with the programming
 language, but wordpress can obviously inform coders about this.

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