Re: Using $HTTP_SESSION_VARS with register_globals On

When releasing 4.0.6 I noticed this change (I didn't take active part in the discussion). Can someone bring me up to speed as to: (a) Why was it impossible to write portable code with register_globals being off (b) Why does it make sense to have $HTTP_SESSION_GLOBALS behave in an inconsistently with the way the other $HTTP_*_VARS[] behave? With this change we went one step away from consistency, at least as long as the other $HTTP_*_VARS[] behave as they do today. It may be a good step, but if it is, it should be followed by other steps to keep consistency... Zeev At 14:54 22/5/2001, Andrei Zmievski wrote:

On Tue, 22 May 2001, Andi Gutmans wrote:

As I mentioned in my other message, $HTTP_SESSION_VARS value and the global value used to be references, but after some people complained about this fact on the list, it was changed.. I wouldn't mind reinstating it, but if we do, let's do it once and for all with very good reasons to avoid another such occurrence.

Making them references is the right thing IMO. I think we should also write in the manual that people should use $HTTP_SESSION_VARS[]. (I haven't checked if this is written or not so it might be already). Ok, we'll make them references then. I hope someone documents it, though, because I don't have time right now. -Andrei * Software never has bugs. It just develops random features. * -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net

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