[PHP] Re: RFE: $HTTP_POST_VARS =& $_POST;

Mike- If you're a LAMP user, then this vi mapping might help you out ;^) :imap ~P $GLOBALS['HTTP_POST_VARS']['']hi ...and I believe I have addressed most of your points in my previous posting on the subject. Forgive me if you've already read it, or if it doesn't explain my position fully.

[PHP] Re: RFE: $HTTP_POST_VARS =& $_POST;

Thanks for your responses (again), it is an unfortunate situation that $HTTP_*_VARS must be retained for backwards compatibility until at least the hypothetical PHPv5.0 mark. Having also read in this group that define() does not support complicated constants, I'm guessing that it's not currently

[PHP] RFE: $HTTP_POST_VARS =& $_POST;

This is the second time in as many weeks that we have been bitten by the fact that $_POST != $HTTP_POST_VARS; Attached is a real-world example of why it is currently bad practice to use the _POST variables. I cannot recommend that anyone use $_POST[..] in their scripts. $GLOBALS['HTTP_POST_VARS'