Re: Re: superglobals and bc

> > > > I mean, you could check php_version() and stick in some extract() calls > > > > for older versions wherever you use the superglobals, but that seems > > > > rather ugly. > > > > > > Some really want it, let's define the most efficient/least ugly types of > > > hacks :) For example with get, checking phpversion, > > > > I think it is better to check for the existense of these vars, > > not the version! > > But you have to be careful here. If variables get > automatically populated in the global namespace you can too > easily fake them (I'm not saying you do it that way, I just > want to mention it so the one who writes something about this > keeps that in mind). At least, I think so. The question is to check for $_GET [isset($_GET)] or phpversion() > 4.1.0 [version_compare() is the function for that thing :)]. Well, you are right, that if we are < 4.1.0, you can do: fake.php?_GET[a]=b&_GET[c]=d so my idea may not be that good :) Goba