diff -Naru php5.3-200801090930.orig/Zend/zend_language_parser.y php5.3-200801090930.sbar/Zend/zend_language_parser.y
--- php5.3-200801090930.orig/Zend/zend_language_parser.y	2007-12-28 22:31:38.000000000 +0900
+++ php5.3-200801090930.sbar/Zend/zend_language_parser.y	2008-01-09 23:40:52.000000000 +0900
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@
 	|	'@' { zend_do_begin_silence(&$1 TSRMLS_CC); } expr { zend_do_end_silence(&$1 TSRMLS_CC); $$ = $3; }
 	|	scalar				{ $$ = $1; }
 	|	T_ARRAY '(' array_pair_list ')' { $$ = $3; }
+	|	'[' square_bracket_array_pair_list ']' { $$ = $2; }
 	|	'`' encaps_list '`' { zend_do_shell_exec(&$$, &$2 TSRMLS_CC); }
 	|	T_PRINT expr  { zend_do_print(&$$, &$2 TSRMLS_CC); }
 ;
@@ -729,6 +730,7 @@
 	|	'+' static_scalar	{ $$ = $2; }
 	|	'-' static_scalar	{ zval minus_one;  Z_TYPE(minus_one) = IS_LONG; Z_LVAL(minus_one) = -1;  mul_function(&$2.u.constant, &$2.u.constant, &minus_one TSRMLS_CC);  $$ = $2; }
 	|	T_ARRAY '(' static_array_pair_list ')' { $$ = $3; Z_TYPE($$.u.constant) = IS_CONSTANT_ARRAY; }
+	|	'[' static_square_bracket_array_pair_list ']' { $$ = $2; Z_TYPE($$.u.constant) = IS_CONSTANT_ARRAY; }
 	|	static_class_constant { $$ = $1; }
 ;
 
@@ -764,6 +766,18 @@
 	|	static_scalar { $$.op_type = IS_CONST; INIT_PZVAL(&$$.u.constant); array_init(&$$.u.constant); zend_do_add_static_array_element(&$$, NULL, &$1); }
 ;
 
+static_square_bracket_array_pair_list:
+		/* empty */ { $$.op_type = IS_CONST; INIT_PZVAL(&$$.u.constant); array_init(&$$.u.constant); }
+	|	non_empty_static_square_bracket_array_pair_list possible_comma	{ $$ = $1; }
+;
+
+non_empty_static_square_bracket_array_pair_list:
+		non_empty_static_square_bracket_array_pair_list ',' static_scalar ':' static_scalar	{ zend_do_add_static_array_element(&$$, &$3, &$5); }
+	|	non_empty_static_square_bracket_array_pair_list ',' static_scalar { zend_do_add_static_array_element(&$$, NULL, &$3); }
+	|	static_scalar ':' static_scalar { $$.op_type = IS_CONST; INIT_PZVAL(&$$.u.constant); array_init(&$$.u.constant); zend_do_add_static_array_element(&$$, &$1, &$3); }
+	|	static_scalar { $$.op_type = IS_CONST; INIT_PZVAL(&$$.u.constant); array_init(&$$.u.constant); zend_do_add_static_array_element(&$$, NULL, &$1); }
+;
+
 expr:
 		r_variable					{ $$ = $1; }
 	|	expr_without_variable		{ $$ = $1; }
@@ -905,6 +919,22 @@
 	|	'&' w_variable 			{ zend_do_init_array(&$$, &$2, NULL, 1 TSRMLS_CC); }
 ;
 
+square_bracket_array_pair_list:
+		/* empty */ { zend_do_init_array(&$$, NULL, NULL, 0 TSRMLS_CC); }
+	|	non_empty_square_bracket_array_pair_list possible_comma	{ $$ = $1; }
+;
+
+non_empty_square_bracket_array_pair_list:
+		non_empty_square_bracket_array_pair_list ',' expr ':' expr	{ zend_do_add_array_element(&$$, &$5, &$3, 0 TSRMLS_CC); }
+	|	non_empty_square_bracket_array_pair_list ',' expr			{ zend_do_add_array_element(&$$, &$3, NULL, 0 TSRMLS_CC); }
+	|	expr ':' expr	{ zend_do_init_array(&$$, &$3, &$1, 0 TSRMLS_CC); }
+	|	expr 				{ zend_do_init_array(&$$, &$1, NULL, 0 TSRMLS_CC); }
+	|	non_empty_square_bracket_array_pair_list ',' expr ':' '&' w_variable { zend_do_add_array_element(&$$, &$6, &$3, 1 TSRMLS_CC); }
+	|	non_empty_square_bracket_array_pair_list ',' '&' w_variable { zend_do_add_array_element(&$$, &$4, NULL, 1 TSRMLS_CC); }
+	|	expr ':' '&' w_variable	{ zend_do_init_array(&$$, &$4, &$1, 1 TSRMLS_CC); }
+	|	'&' w_variable 			{ zend_do_init_array(&$$, &$2, NULL, 1 TSRMLS_CC); }
+;
+
 encaps_list:
 		encaps_list encaps_var { zend_do_end_variable_parse(BP_VAR_R, 0 TSRMLS_CC);  zend_do_add_variable(&$$, &$1, &$2 TSRMLS_CC); }
 	|	encaps_list T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE	{ zend_do_add_string(&$$, &$1, &$2 TSRMLS_CC); }
diff -Naru php5.3-200801090930.orig/tests/lang/array_shortcut_001.phpt php5.3-200801090930.sbar/tests/lang/array_shortcut_001.phpt
--- php5.3-200801090930.orig/tests/lang/array_shortcut_001.phpt	1970-01-01 09:00:00.000000000 +0900
+++ php5.3-200801090930.sbar/tests/lang/array_shortcut_001.phpt	2008-01-09 23:40:05.000000000 +0900
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--TEST--
+Square bracket array shortcut test
+--FILE--
+<?php
+print_r([1, 2, 3]);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Array
+(
+    [0] => 1
+    [1] => 2
+    [2] => 3
+)
diff -Naru php5.3-200801090930.orig/tests/lang/array_shortcut_002.phpt php5.3-200801090930.sbar/tests/lang/array_shortcut_002.phpt
--- php5.3-200801090930.orig/tests/lang/array_shortcut_002.phpt	1970-01-01 09:00:00.000000000 +0900
+++ php5.3-200801090930.sbar/tests/lang/array_shortcut_002.phpt	2008-01-09 23:40:05.000000000 +0900
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--TEST--
+Square bracket associative array shortcut test
+--FILE--
+<?php
+print_r(["foo": "orange", "bar": "apple", "baz": "lemon"]);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Array
+(
+    [foo] => orange
+    [bar] => apple
+    [baz] => lemon
+)
diff -Naru php5.3-200801090930.orig/tests/lang/array_shortcut_003.phpt php5.3-200801090930.sbar/tests/lang/array_shortcut_003.phpt
--- php5.3-200801090930.orig/tests/lang/array_shortcut_003.phpt	1970-01-01 09:00:00.000000000 +0900
+++ php5.3-200801090930.sbar/tests/lang/array_shortcut_003.phpt	2008-01-09 23:40:05.000000000 +0900
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--TEST--
+Testing array shortcut and bracket operator
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+print_r([$a[1], $a[3]]);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Array
+(
+    [0] => 2
+    [1] => 4
+)
diff -Naru php5.3-200801090930.orig/tests/lang/array_shortcut_004.phpt php5.3-200801090930.sbar/tests/lang/array_shortcut_004.phpt
--- php5.3-200801090930.orig/tests/lang/array_shortcut_004.phpt	1970-01-01 09:00:00.000000000 +0900
+++ php5.3-200801090930.sbar/tests/lang/array_shortcut_004.phpt	2008-01-09 23:40:05.000000000 +0900
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--TEST--
+Testing associative array shortcut and ternary operator
+--FILE--
+<?php
+print_r(['foo': (1 == 2) ? 'orange' : 'apple', 'baz': 'lemon']);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Array
+(
+    [foo] => apple
+    [baz] => lemon
+)
diff -Naru php5.3-200801090930.orig/tests/lang/array_shortcut_005.phpt php5.3-200801090930.sbar/tests/lang/array_shortcut_005.phpt
--- php5.3-200801090930.orig/tests/lang/array_shortcut_005.phpt	1970-01-01 09:00:00.000000000 +0900
+++ php5.3-200801090930.sbar/tests/lang/array_shortcut_005.phpt	2008-01-09 23:40:05.000000000 +0900
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--TEST--
+Testing nested array shortcut
+--FILE--
+<?php
+print_r([1, 2, 3, ["foo": "orange", "bar": "apple", "baz": "lemon"]]);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Array
+(
+    [0] => 1
+    [1] => 2
+    [2] => 3
+    [3] => Array
+        (
+            [foo] => orange
+            [bar] => apple
+            [baz] => lemon
+        )
+
+)