Re: variables
| From: | Bob Lockie | Date: | Sat, 03 Aug 2002 04:55:00 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: variables | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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On Sat, 3 Aug 2002 12:19:15 +0800, Jason Wong wrote:
>On Saturday 03 August 2002 10:43, Bob Lockie wrote:
>> What is the difference from using $_GET['some_var'] from using
>> $_REQUEST['some_var']? I think the documentation says either can be used to
>> do the same thing.
>
>$_REQUEST holds everything from $_GET, $_POST, and $_COOKIE combined, thus you
>cannot differentiate where the value came from.
>
>If you want to be sure, be specific and use one of $_GET/$_POST/$_COOKIE.
There is no reason other than knowing where it came from to choose one method over the other?
For *most* applications it would seem that using REQUEST is better planning.