Bug #16155 Updated: _GET[] &c. not set unless variables_order position set

ID: 16155 Updated by: rlm@pricegrabber.com -Summary: track_vars doesn't work unless register_globals is also set Reported By: rlm@pricegrabber.com Status: Open Bug Type: PHP options/info functions Operating System: RH 7.2 PHP Version: 4.1.2 New Comment: I have confirmed this using just the /etc/php.ini file. Unless variables_order is set for the corresponding variable, the superglobal doesn't get set. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-03-19 11:42:23] rlm@pricegrabber.com To clarify: 1) There is no reason why variables_order should have any effect whatsoever on whether _GET, _POST, _COOKIE, or HTTP_*_VARS are set. Ever. Read the documentation on track_vars for why, but it certainly says they can be found WITHOUT mentioning any side effects of variables_order. At the very least, this is a documentation bug. At worst (and in reality) this is a violation of the "principle of least surprise"; that is, when does "can be found" not mean "can be found"? What possible use could a programmer have for disabling EGPCS variable parsing to the extent of disabling _GET, _POST, etc.? 2) Even allowing for all the above, this should all work if the directives are in Apache. It doesn't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-03-19 10:19:40] rlm@pricegrabber.com No, it is a bug. The problem is that if the configuration data comes from Apache rather than /etc/php.ini, the tracking variables aren't initialized correctly as described. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-03-19 04:19:24] sander@php.net So it was not a bug, but a configuration problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-03-18 23:27:16] rlm@pricegrabber.com Ah, I think I understand maybe why you can't replicate this. In my /etc/httpd/conf/include.d directory (the entire dir is parsed by Apache on startup), I have a file that has the following lines in it, in the order following: php_value variables_order "es" php_flag register_globals Off Remove the file containing these lines, and it works. Install the file containing these lines, and it fails. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-03-18 23:14:35] rlm@pricegrabber.com Maybe this should be registered against the RedHat distribution? It's 100% consistent for me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/16155 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=16155&edit=1