backported the fix for bug #41577
updated NEWS
Merge branch 'PHP-5.4' into PHP-5.5

* PHP-5.4:
  updated NEWS
  backported the fix for bug #41577
updated NEWS
Merge branch 'PHP-5.5' into PHP-5.6

* PHP-5.5:
  updated NEWS
  updated NEWS
  backported the fix for bug #41577
updated NEWS