Re: Solution to register_globals=off & existing code???

Or just use import_request_variables(). You can do all of them at once. It's only in PHP > 4.1.0, though. www.php.net/import_request_variables ---John Holmes... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Stone" <kevin@helpelf.com> To: "php-general" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Solution to register_globals=off & existing code??? > Or just use extract($HTTP_POST_VARS); Same thing. :) > -Kevin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PHPCoder" <internet@vsa.co.za> > To: "php-general" <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 12:24 PM > Subject: [PHP] Solution to register_globals=off & existing code??? > > > > Hi > > Already posted a question asking what to do with existing code that uses > > register_globals=on and migrating to a new PHP with > > register_globals=off; solution seemed to be "have to re-code"; > > I came up with this code, and am basically asking the more enlightened > > if this might be a solution, ie, plug this code in at the top of all > > form action pages written with the "old style"... It's crude, so be nice. > > > > .... > > if (isset($HTTP_POST_VARS)) { > > $type = $HTTP_POST_VARS; > > } elseif (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS)) { > > $type = $HTTP_GET_VARS; > > } > > foreach ($type as $key => $val) { > > $string = "\$$key = \"$val\";"; > > eval($string); > > } > > .... > > > > If this will help, can it be written into a function? Is there a more > > "elegant" way of doing the same?Will this actually work? > > > > Ta > > Petre > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >