The only problem I see with any of these options is that the new arrays
are "superglobals" (not my term) and do not require the use of the
"global" command. For instance:
function myfunc() {
global $HTTP_POST_VARS;
$somevar = $HTTP_POST_VARS["somevar"];
...
}
can now be written as:
function myfunc() {
$somevar = $_POST["somevar"];
}
Sure you can extract the old ($HTTP_) arrays into the new, but you still
don't get the same functionality. (Yes, you could put a 'global
$_POST;' in the new way, but that defeats the purpose of having the new
"superglobals")
Jaime Bozza
-----Original Message-----
From: Kurth Bemis (List Monkey) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 9:59 AM
To: Michael Hall
Cc: PHP List
Subject: Re: [PHP] Post 4.1.0 PHP
At 11:35 PM 5/30/2002 +0930, Michael Hall wrote:
When I asked I got this response.
$types_to_register = array('GET','POST','COOKIE','SESSION','SERVER');
foreach ($types_to_register as $type) {
$arr = @${'HTTP_' . $type . '_VARS'};
if (@count($arr) > 0) {
extract($arr, EXTR_OVERWRITE);
}
}
put that at the of of your scripts and everything will work ok untill
you
get things moved over.
~kurth
>I've been using PHP 4.0.1 for ages now, and have decided to upgrade one
of
>my machines to 4.2.1 and get used to working under the new security
>arrangements.
>
>I understand that older scripts are fully compatible with 4.1.0+, or
can
>be made
>so with minimal fuss. I am assuming that scripts written using the new
>$_GET and $_POST (etc) arrays simply won't run under pre-4.1.0 versions
of
>PHP.
>
>So, where does this leave us with regard to ISPs that still run older
>versions of PHP (so that users' scripts won't break)? Is there some way
to
>write code using the new arrays, but that will run under older versions
of
>PHP. Would including something like this at the top of a script work:
>
>$_POST = $HTTP_POST_VARS;
>
>while inside the code reference is made only to $_POST ?
>
>Sorry if this has been covered repeatedly, I've only just rejoined the
>list after a break from the relentless volume (of great, useful info).
>
>TIA
>--------------------------------
>Michael Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>--------------------------------
>
Kurth Bemis - Network/Systems Administrator, USAExpress.net/Ozone
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