Re: [RFC] Add parse_query_string as an alternative to parse_str

On Fri, 6 Aug 2021 at 08:18, ignace nyamagana butera <nyamsprod@gmail.com> wrote: > I read your RFC and I understand the intent in improving the current > parse_str function behaviour by introducing a new function to > avoid possible breakage, > However I feel that we are missing a chance to also improve how parse_str > algorithm is currently used, we could or should (?) use this opportunity > to fix some long shortcomings around parse_str. > > In no particular order: > I agree that the first 2 shortcomings ought to be addressed in a HTTP-focused parse_str alternative. The first has been an annoyance, as some querystrings use '.' to denote an array, in the way PHP chooses []. So foo.bar would mean foo[bar] in PHP-speak. The third I won't comment on as I don't know the Url algorithm. Peter