#16052 [Opn->Bgs]: Some predefined variables allow GET overwrite

ID: 16052 Updated by: iliaa@php.net Reported By: rlm@pricegrabber.com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Apache related Operating System: RH 7.2 PHP Version: 4.1.2 New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to report a problem with PHP. Unfortunately you are not using a current version of PHP -- the problem might already be fixed. Please download a new PHP version from http://www.php.net/downloads.php If you are able to reproduce the bug with one of the latest versions of PHP, please change the PHP version on this bug report to the version you tested and change the status back to "Open". Again, thank you for your continued support of PHP. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-03-14 05:17:09] daniel@php.net No, it was my fault. I thought, session variables were primarily available in $_SESSION, then written to the global context with "variables order". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-03-14 02:41:00] rlm@pricegrabber.com Funny, the docs say the "S" stands for "Server" variables: http://www.php.net/manual/en/configuration.php#ini.register-globals Furthermore, it doesn't make any comment whatsoever as to the nature of the HTTP_* variables, though the predefined variables page claims some are Apache, and some are environment. http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.predefined.php In this instance, it says HTTP_ACCEPT_CHARSET and HTTP_REFERER are both Apache (presumably, "S"erver, yes?) variables. So are you saying this is a documentation bug? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-03-14 02:10:20] daniel@php.net sorry, it's EGPCS by default. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-03-14 02:08:47] daniel@php.net are you sure? HTTP_* variables are environment variables. the variables_order is normally set to EGCPS (if not, change it) where "S" is not "Server Variables" but "SESSION Variables". this behaviour thus looks intentional - first HTTP_ACCEPT_CHARSET is set by the environment, then you overwrite it with a GET. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-03-13 18:56:56] rlm@pricegrabber.com Incidentally, our variables_order flag is set to "GPCS". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/16052 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=16052&edit=1