Re: W3C html validation issue

There is a toggle in your php.ini file you can use to switch this behaviour of PHP: arg_separator.output = "&amp;" -Rasmus On 22 Jul 2002, Walter A. Boring IV wrote: > Howdy, > This may be a tad off topic, but it is related to how php deals with > building the $_GET superglobal w/ query string vars. > > According to the W3C HTML validator, it is illegal to build a query > string for a url such as > > foo.php?bar=1&myvar=2 > ^^^^^^^^ > > They say you HAVE to use > foo.php?bar=1&amp;myvar=2 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > in php's case it builds > $_GET["bar"] = 1; > $_GET["amp;myvar"] = 2; > > I don't know of ANYONE on the planet that builds query string vars in > this way. Unless you do, your html pages will not validate through the > W3C validator. > > The official W3c spec explanation is at > http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/validator/problems.html#amp > > > I think changing this could potentially break many sites. > Does anyone know what other web languages do with &amp;myvar=2 ? > I think the W3C validator is broken/wrong in this respect, and wanted to > know what other folks think about it. > > > Walt > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >