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PHP 5.3.3 hangs on numeric value 2.2250738585072011e-308
I stumbled upon a very strange bug in PHP; this statement sends it into an infinite loop:
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2011 | PHP 5.3.3 hangs on numeric value 2.2250738585072011e-308 by anorwell | 179 | 93 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 5 Hacker News comments by 4 different people, from Oct 2014 to Dec 2025.
Most recent:
- mananaysiempre · Dec 19, 2025
- 77pt77 · May 26, 2020
- wglb · Jan 17, 2015
- wglb · Oct 24, 2014
- userbinator · Oct 6, 2014
