Re: GET/POST "name=value" query var convention?

>Does anyone know of a more-or-less authoritative source that states that the common >convention for HTTP GET/POST queries is a series of "name=value" pairs joined by "&" >characters? I know I'm not just making this up, but I need to persuade someone that it is a >commonly-accepted practice. Before you look... it's not in the HTTP RFCs. The W3C weenies and/or some other HTTP specification committee has decided that it should be &amp; or ; or somesuch. Reality-check: Every damn browser on the planet uses &name=value Why they make these standards up in the first place I dunno. I'd sure appreciate it if they'd focus on putting pressure (or at least nagging) IE and Netscape to agree on a few things that haven't worked properly cross-platform for years now. Of course, PHP will let you use any damn character you please in php.ini and you can always get the full URL passed in (see <?php phpinfo();?> output) and tear it apart in any way you see fit. YMMV. -- WARNING richard@zend.com address is an endangered species -- Use ceo@l-i-e.com Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm