#24344 [Opn->WFx]: $_POST to create an array when name is repeated

ID: 24344 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: tjedmunds at yahoo dot com -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 4.3.2 New Comment: We can not do this because it would break BC for users who rely on PHP using the last value set for a specific variable name. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-06-26 08:32:35] tjedmunds at yahoo dot com Description: ------------ It would be very useful if PHP would automatically create an array for $_POST when the same input field name occurs multiple times in a POST'ed form. This can be accomplished by putting [] after the name in the form but that is not always an option for every application (such as wrapping a Perl cgi or writing a 'remote' browser). $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA is more useful but is not always populated without php.ini file changes. The result is that the default behaviour is to discarded POST'ed data as it is overwritten with the last value. It would be preferable to have the following: $_POST[nonuniquename][0] = "the first occurence"; $_POST[nonuniquename][1] = "the second occurence"; ... $_POST[nonuniquename][n] = "the nth occurence"; instead of: $_POST[nonuniquename] = "the nth occurence"; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=24344&edit=1