#34882 [Opn]: Unable to access *original* posted variable name with dot in

ID: 34882 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: theo at crazygreek dot co dot uk Status: Open Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Linux -PHP Version: 5.0.5 +PHP Version: 6CVS New Comment: This should IMO not be any ini setting, but it would make sense not to touch variable names in cases where register_globals is disabled. We should get rid of register_globals altogether in PHP 6, and then we can change this behavior too. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-10-15 23:54:33] pookey@php.net confirmed main/php_variables.c, line 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-10-15 23:39:22] theo at crazygreek dot co dot uk Description: ------------ PHP automagically converts the '.' char in POST/GET field names to '_'. While i am fully aware as to why it does it, there is are a number arguments for being able to turn off this 'feature': (a) There is no way to change a field name 'animal.moo_cows' back to it's original form other than manually parsing the POST/GET data. (b) For those silly enough to be using register globals, $moo.cows may not be a valid variable - but then neither is $moo:cows, or $moo!cows, yet : and ! are not converted into underscores. where is the logic in that? Having a ini setting or some such to be able to turn off this rather messed up behaviour would be very useful. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=34882&edit=1