--- gettext-0.14.6/gettext-tools/src/x-php.c.orig	2005-05-20 23:03:45.000000000 +0200
+++ gettext-0.14.6/gettext-tools/src/x-php.c	2008-04-23 13:10:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -856,8 +856,34 @@
 	  for (;;)
 	    {
 	      c = phase1_getc ();
+	      /* closing " - check for string concatanation using "." */
 	      if (c == EOF || c == '\'')
-		break;
+		{
+		  /* read chars - skip spaces and dots, break on other char */
+		  for(;;)
+		    {
+		      c = phase1_getc ();
+		      switch(c)
+			{
+			case ' ':
+			case '\t':
+			case '.':
+			case '\n':
+			case '\r':
+			  continue;
+			default:
+			  break;
+			}
+		      break;
+		    }
+		  /* if the other char which caused break is a qoute again
+		     continue reading of the text */
+		  if (c == '\'')
+		      continue;
+		  /* put other char back and break from reading string */
+		  phase1_ungetc (c);
+		  break;
+		}
 	      if (c == '\\')
 		{
 		  c = phase1_getc ();
@@ -891,8 +917,34 @@
 	  for (;;)
 	    {
 	      c = phase1_getc ();
+	      /* closing " - check for string concatanation using "." */
 	      if (c == EOF || c == '"')
-		break;
+		{
+		  /* read chars - skip spaces and dots, break on other char */
+		  for(;;)
+		    {
+		      c = phase1_getc ();
+		      switch(c)
+			{
+			case ' ':
+			case '\t':
+			case '.':
+			case '\n':
+			case '\r':
+			  continue;
+			default:
+			  break;
+			}
+		      break;
+		    }
+		  /* if the other char which caused break is a double-qoute again
+		     continue reading of the text */
+		  if (c == '"')
+		      continue;
+		  /* put other char back and break from reading string */
+		  phase1_ungetc (c);
+		  break;
+		}
 	      if (c == '$')
 		{
 		  c = phase1_getc ();