Globals problem - $_REQUEST good solution?

Hi, I am getting some variable from another program an the main problem is its coming mixed... eg: some get and some post So far I have coded this with register globals on because I didnt know which way it was coming.. now i want to do it with globals off... After going through the manual trying to find an answer I came accross $_REQUEST, is this a good solution? because I have never used this before or is this as bad as having globals on? Thanks, -Ryan