Re: argv/argc

> > On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Zeev Suraski wrote: > > > It would in this specific case, but I think that if people expect > > > argv/argc, they expect them to exist and be empty in case of an empty > > > query. > > > > > > Any reason not to selectively turn argv/argc off by an INI directive? > > > > What about cgi version where argv/argc are supposed to come from the > > command line arguments? > > It's never been like that. $argc/$argv always reflected the contents of > the QUERY_STRING. I am not sure I understand that statement. Obviously $argc and $argv are set based on the command line args in the cgi version. Using PHP 3, look: #!./php -q <? echo $argv[1]; ?> $ ./t abc abc Works the same for PHP 4, so what do you mean it *always* reflects the contents of the QUERY_STRING? I have no QUERY_STRING env variable set in this case. As for why we need the http://www.php.net/?blah URL. It is very handy to be able to access "blah" directly via $argv[0]. Just having it set in the symbol table to an empty value and needing to look through $GLOBALS or $HTTP_GET_VARS is a hassle. This has worked since PHP 2, so changing this default is going to break some sites, including one of mine. I don't mind an ini option to turn it off to increase performance, but we can't just drop this feature. -Rasmus