Doc #65778 [Nab]: wrong information about introduction of max_input_vars directive

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65778&edit=1 ID: 65778 User updated by: ubuntu at spacetrace dot org Reported by: ubuntu at spacetrace dot org Summary: wrong information about introduction of max_input_vars directive Status: Not a bug Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem Operating System: debian PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I committed the bug to debian: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=724817 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-09-28 09:44:06] ubuntu at spacetrace dot org So I would have to commit a bug in the debian bugtracking system? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-09-28 08:46:39] rasmus@php.net That is because your distribution backported it from PHP 5.3.9. We can't possibly document every patched PHP out there. We document the versions we made the changes in. If you are running a modified version of what we released you need to be aware of what modifications have been made yourself. In your case you should be looking at: http://ftp-master.metadata.debian.org/changelogs//main/p/php5/php5_5.3.3- 7+squeeze17_changelog ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-09-28 07:32:37] ubuntu at spacetrace dot org although the value somehow exists and works if you select a value below 1000: if I change the value for max_input_vars to 900 and run the test script above, I get: "901 num request variables" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-09-28 05:51:35] ubuntu at spacetrace dot org tested in PHP 5.3.3-7+squeeze17 without suhosin module ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-09-28 05:42:33] ubuntu at spacetrace dot org Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/info.configuration --- It sais max_input_vars is available since PHP 5.3.9. But I run PHP 5.3.3-7+squeeze17 on my debian server which also already has the directive max_input_vars. I can change the value in php.ini and it is displayed correctry changed in phpinfo(). Please add information about the behaviour with older versions see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19042734/is-there-a-limit-like-max-input-vars-in-versions-before-5-3-9 Test script: --------------- <?php if(!empty($_REQUEST)) echo sizeof($_REQUEST)." num request variables"; else { ?><form method="post"><? for($i=0;$i<1100;$i++) echo '<input type="hidden" value="v'.$i.'" name="v'.$i.'">'; ?><input type="submit"> </form> <? } Expected result: ---------------- after hitting the submit button it should say: "1100 num request variables" Actual result: -------------- still "1000 num request variables" although phpinfo() sais: max_input_vars is set to 100000 see http://r.z11.de/paste/max_input_vars.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65778&edit=1