--- /dev/null
+--TEST--
+Bug #40195: pcre 6.7 regression
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+var_dump(preg_match('@^(/([a-z]*))*$@', '//abcde', $m)); var_dump($m);
+var_dump(preg_match('@^(/(?:[a-z]*))*$@', '//abcde', $m)); var_dump($m);
+
+var_dump(preg_match('@^(/([a-z]+))+$@', '/a/abcde', $m)); var_dump($m);
+var_dump(preg_match('@^(/(?:[a-z]+))+$@', '/a/abcde', $m)); var_dump($m);
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(1)
+array(3) {
+ [0]=>
+ string(7) "//abcde"
+ [1]=>
+ string(6) "/abcde"
+ [2]=>
+ string(5) "abcde"
+}
+int(1)
+array(2) {
+ [0]=>
+ string(7) "//abcde"
+ [1]=>
+ string(6) "/abcde"
+}
+int(1)
+array(3) {
+ [0]=>
+ string(8) "/a/abcde"
+ [1]=>
+ string(6) "/abcde"
+ [2]=>
+ string(5) "abcde"
+}
+int(1)
+array(2) {
+ [0]=>
+ string(8) "/a/abcde"
+ [1]=>
+ string(6) "/abcde"
+}