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DateInterval cannot parse decimal fraction in ISO duration string

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Description

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The following code:

<?php
new DateInterval('PT0.5S');

Resulted in this output:

Warning: Uncaught DateMalformedIntervalStringException: Unknown or bad format (PT0.5S)

But I expected this output instead:

DateInterval object with 500 milliseconds

The ISO Duration string can have the seconds set to a decimal fraction. I found this bug when Postgres returns Intervals with decimal fractions for seconds if required when returning a ISO8601 duration string.

From Wikipedia:

The smallest value used may also have a decimal fraction,[39] as in "P0.5Y" to indicate half a year. This decimal fraction may be specified with either a comma or a full stop, as in "P0,5Y" or "P0.5Y".

https://www.loc.gov/standards/datetime/iso-tc154-wg5_n0038_iso_wd_8601-1_2016-02-16.pdf

If necessary for a particular application the lowest order component may have a decimal fraction. The decimal fraction shall be divided from the integer part by the decimal sign specified in ISO 31-0: i.e. the comma [,] or full stop [.]. Of these, the comma is the preferred sign. If the magnitude of the number is less than unity, the decimal sign shall be preceded by a zero (see ISO 31-0);

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PHP 8.3

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