Re: The 'at' sign (@) variable prefix

Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Daniel Brown <parasane@gmail.com> wrote: >> I will get an error, but if I prefix the value with '@', >> >> $query=@$_GET["q"]; > > The @ is an error control operator, used to buffer the output and > store it in a variable - $php_errormsg. > It's better to write clean, secure code, of course.... but > sometimes error control is a good thing, too. why not just use: $query = isset($_GET['q']) ? $_GET['q'] : ''; that way it's always set. or even better (what I recommend): $query = filter_input(INPUT_GET, 'q', FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING); and get an empty string or a sanitized string, depending on if something exists.