Re: _SESSION, _POST, and _GET

John, et al -- ..and then John W. Holmes said... % % David T-G wrote: % % >...and then John W. Holmes said... % >% % >% This whole question revolves around the reason you're even extract()ing % >% anything to begin with... Why not just use the $_SESSION, $_POST, etc % >% arrays where you need them. There's no reason to extract(). % > % >OK; fair enough. 1) I was just shown it in a recent thread and it seemed % >like a lifesaver :-) 2) I want to get our existing code rewritten to "be % >good" and not lose stuff, like passwords and email addresses, that it's % >supposed to remember -- as quickly as possible. % > % >I know they're famous last words, but I figure I'll do it right later :-) % >[Hey, I'm even thinking of a full top-down rewrite anyway!] % % If you're going to extract blindly from $_POST and $_GET, you might as % well just turn register_globals back on; that's what you've basically got. Urgh. Yeah, I see your point. % % There's absolutely no reason to extract $_XXX['var'] so you can use $var % instead of just using $_XXX['var'] wherever you need that value... Yeah. In fact, about half an hour ago I figured that I was spending more time figuring out how to extract in the right order -- or in a limited way -- than I would just doing it right, so I started running through the code looking for any $pw and friends to change :-) So thanks for the prod; I'm sure it's for the best. % % -- % ---John Holmes... HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) davidtg@justpickone.org * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) davidtgwork@justpickone.org -- Mary Baker Eddy, "Science and Health" http://justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!