Req #65252 [Opn]: Input string parsing - allow ' ' and '.' chars as hash key

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65252&edit=1 ID: 65252 Updated by: yohgaki@php.net Reported by: matti dot jarvinen at nitroid dot fi -Summary: Input string parsing +Summary: Input string parsing - allow ' ' and '.' chars as hash key Status: Open Type: Feature/Change Request Package: URL related Operating System: * -PHP Version: 5.4.17 +PHP Version: master Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This may break apps, but request is debatable. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-12 13:33:24] matti dot jarvinen at nitroid dot fi Description: ------------ Since register_globals has been removed in PHP 5.4.0 there should be no reason other than legacy why input variables ($_POST, $_GET, $_FILES, $_COOKIE, $_REQUEST) can not have keys containing following characters chr(32) ( ) (space) chr(46) (.) (dot) Documentation states that only . is changed to _ but same goes for above characters. http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.external.php Test script: --------------- <form method="POST"> <input type="text" name="foo bar" value="spaced" /> <input type="text" name="foo.bar" value="dotted" /> <input type="submit" value="send" /> </form> <?php if(isset($_POST)) { print_r($_POST); } ?> Expected: array( "foo bar"=>'spaced', "foo.bar"=>'dotted' ); Actual result: array( "foo_bar"=>'dotted' ); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65252&edit=1