[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25061: Plugin/Theme/Core Updates Fail When Curl Used and String Function Overloading Configured

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#25061: Plugin/Theme/Core Updates Fail When Curl Used and String Function
Overloading Configured
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 Reporter:  DrProtocols   |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.6.1
Component:  HTTP          |     Version:  3.6
 Severity:  major         |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:                |
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Changes (by dd32):

 * keywords:  has-patch commit =>
 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 > Is there some reason why we shouldn't just set this on environment
 initialisation? (ie. when we attack magic quotes)

 >It seems like this is something that would cause some pretty unexpected
 results for some plugins.

 Took a look, and if we do that, any plugin which uses `mb_strlen()` would
 result in mb_strlen() returning the same as strlen() (ie. 24char instead
 of 8char for a Japanese string). Ultimately, this means that we have to
 switch to ascii and back again whenever we're using binary data.

 Calling this fixed. Thanks DrProtocols!

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