Re: Re: ; arg seperator

From: Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 20:52:03 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: ; arg seperator
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Joey Smith wrote: > > Just wanted to toss in my .02 here... > > Anyone who wrote scripts in the past expecting: foo.php?a=1;2;3 to get > "$a=1;2;3" was relying on a bug, or at the very LEAST an undocumented > feature. So if it goes away, it goes away. It should never have worked > to begin with, IMHO... > > This doesn't mean it won't bite some people, but that's never been a > problem before in cases of undocumented features. and as long as it can be switched back to old behavior via an ini parameter it should be ok IMHO yes, it *will* break some scripts and people *will* complain but as long as it is documented in NEWS it isn't our fault lets follow the "break it hard, break it early" rule here ... -- Hartmut Holzgraefe hartmut@six.de http://www.six.de +49-711-99091-77

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