[PHP-BUG] Req #51574 [NEW]: Modify range() function to support A to ZZZZ

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Package:          Arrays related
Bug Type:         Feature/Change Request
Bug description:Modify range() function to support A to ZZZZ

Description:
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This is a low low low priority feature request, but it would be nice if the
range() function supported letters beyond just A to Z. 

For example:

echo count(range('A','ZZZZ')); 

returns 26, but in many other languages once you get to Z it continues to
AA

For example in perl: 
perl -e '$_=()=A..ZZZZ;print'

you get 475254



Test script:
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$a = count(range('A','ZZZZ')); 

if ($a == 475254 ) { 
  echo 'RANGE IS WORKING!'
} else { 
  echo 'RANGE STOPS AT Z. Foo. '
}

Expected result:
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RANGE IS WORKING!

Actual result:
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RANGE STOPS AT Z. Foo. 

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