Re: Security Issues

From: Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 20:08:03 +0000
Subject: Re: Security Issues
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Hey, I thought of an idea yesterday which could make everyone happy. In the default php.ini we set the register_globals to a new value "unset". If PHP runs with this INI value it will display a page telling you that you need to define the register_globals option in your php.ini and explains the pros/cons & security concerns involved (IMO we should recommend register_globals=off). This way we won't break existing sites which already have php.ini and we have an easy way to feed new users w/ the required information. Of course, I still think we should think of a nicer way to access form variables such as $_FORM[] in order to make it easier for the developer. Andi

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