Re: Re: $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, $_FILES == $_REQUEST?

Right. I was just wondering if there was a reason why the $_POST array wasn't originally created like Sterling suggested for $_FILES and $_REQUEST in his solution 1: $_FILES['toto']['c']['type'] and $_REQUEST['toto']['c']['type'] Meaning, I'm not clear why $_FILES is necessary, since the same approach can be taken for files in the $_POST array, mixing them with other types just like $_REQUEST does (the suggested way above, anyway). Also, solution 2 mentioned was this:

$_REQUEST['toto']['c']['type'] and $_FILES['toto']['type']['c'] which is ugly and just not right, but it maintains backwards compatibility with the $_FILES array.

Is the thought here that no one will be depending on the weird format of the $_REQUEST array as mentioned in the bug report? If we're worried about BC, I don't see why we should favor one group of people (those using $_FILES) over another (those using $_REQUEST), unless I'm missing something ... Chris Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:

Because there is more data associated with a file upload than just a single piece. On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Chris Shiflett wrote:

Out of curiosity, why are files treated differently than all other form variables submitted via POST? We don't have $_TEXT, $_RADIO, etc. Maybe there is a good reason, but it seems counter-intuitive to me. Chris