register_globals off or on, why on

Hi, I'm working on a site where I'm using geeklog http://geeklog.sourceforge.net/ It has the requirement that > "Geeklog needs the register_globals variable turned on in order to work. > Since PHP 4.2.0, the default for register_globals is "off". To fix it, > simply add the following line to your php.ini file Is this not *wrong*. It sounds to me like fake laziness. Nothing drives me bonkers more than trying to track down a variable that is inherited from who knows where. Perhaps I'm missing something. I've recently worked on a lot of PHP code written by others and it's a nightmare trying to track down where a variable is defined and where it's value might be changed. Perhaps there is some tool I can use to trace this. I dunno. Am I correct in my aversion to globals or I am I missing their true value and perhaps some tools I could use when working on apps that have more than 50 php files floating all over the place and no documentation. Peter --------------------------- "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away". -- Philip K. Dick