Code Modernization: Pass correct default value to `http_build_query()` in `WP_Sitemaps_Provider::get_sitemap_url()`.

The `WP_Sitemaps_Provider::get_sitemap_url()` method calls the PHP native `http_build_query()` function, the second parameter of which is the ''optional'' `$numeric_prefix` parameter which expects a `string`.

A parameter being optional, however, does not automatically make it nullable.

As of PHP 8.1, passing `null` to a non-nullable PHP native function will generate a deprecation notice.

In this case, this function call yielded a `http_build_query(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($numeric_prefix) of type string is deprecated` notice.

Changing the `null` to an empty string fixes this without a backward compatibility break.

This change is already covered by tests as 14 of the existing tests failed on these function calls when running the tests on PHP 8.1.

References:
* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.http-build-query.php PHP Manual: http_build_query()]
* [https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecate_null_to_scalar_internal_arg PHP RFC: Deprecate passing null to non-nullable arguments of internal functions]

Follow-up to [48470].

Props jrf.
See #53635.
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wp-includes/sitemaps/class-wp-sitemaps-provider.php

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ abstract class WP_Sitemaps_Provider {
 		);
 
 		if ( ! $wp_rewrite->using_permalinks() ) {
-			$basename = '/?' . http_build_query( $params, null, '&' );
+			$basename = '/?' . http_build_query( $params, '', '&' );
 		}
 
 		return home_url( $basename );

wp-includes/version.php

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.9-alpha-51651';
+$wp_version = '5.9-alpha-51652';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.