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+--TEST--
+Bug #24208 (parse_str() is not working)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$a = $b = $c = "oops";
+parse_str("a=1&b=2&c=3");
+var_dump($a, $b, $c);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(1) "1"
+string(1) "2"
+string(1) "3"