[PHP-BUG] Bug #63663 [NEW]: str_word_count does not properly handle non-latin characters

[kobrien at kiva dot org]

From:             kobrien at kiva dot org
Operating system: Ubuntu 12.04
PHP version:      5.3.20-dev
Package:          Strings related
Bug Type:         Bug
Bug description:str_word_count does not properly handle non-latin characters

Description:
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The function str_word_count() does work properly on non-latin characters.
It will 
return a value of zero. Whereas str_word_count() works properly on latin 
characters and returns the value for the number of words in a string.

Test script:
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<?php
print str_word_count("PHP function str_word_count does not properly handle
non-latin characters") . "\n";

// returns 11

print str_word_count("Хабилло житель Яванского
района. Ему 70 лет. Он женат. У него четверо
детей. Хабилло филолог. Он более двадцати
лет работает по профессии. Также Хабилло
занимается виноградарством. У него
имеется небольшой виноградник. Этим
видом деятельности Хабилло занимается 15
лет.");

// returns 0, but should return 37

Expected result:
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The second instruction should return 37

Actual result:
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The second instruction returns 0

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