[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53465: PHP 8.1.: the default value of the flags parameter for htmlentities() et all needs to be explicitly set

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#53465: PHP 8.1.: the default value of the flags parameter for htmlentities() et
all needs to be explicitly set
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 Reporter:  jrf                                  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)                       |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  General                              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  php81 has-patch has-unit-tests 2nd-  |     Focuses:  php-
  opinion changes-requested                      |  compatibility
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Changes (by SergeyBiryukov):

 * milestone:  6.8 => Awaiting Review


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:37 johnbillion]:
 > To reiterate the point that Joe is making, PHP 8.1 was released over
 three years ago and just shy of 50% of sites are now running PHP 8.1+. If
 the proposed change was to be made now, it would actually revert nearly
 50% of sites to the previous behaviour which, for the most part, means
 single quotes that are encoded would no longer be encoded. I think this
 risks a greater negative effect than keeping the default behaviour.

 Thanks, similar thoughts here. Leaning towards the first approach, but
 curious to see what others think. Keeping the ticket open for now.

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