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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:22:47 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] $_GET['a.b.c']
From: stefan.walk@gmail.com (Stefan Walk)


On 13 Jan 2009, at 11:09, Alexey Zakhlestin wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:32 PM, troels knak-nielsen
> <troelskn@gmail.com> wrote:
>> In a recent mail, some kind of issue regarding queryparams was
>> mentioned (Possibly related to namespaces). Could anybody explain  
>> what
>> the issue is, or point to where it's discussed?
>
> Currently, php replaces dots in paramter-names with underscores. This
> is a legacy of register_globals.
> As register_globals still can be enabled in 5.3, it is better to leave
> this replacement for consistency reasons (you can't have $a.b.c
> variable).
> In 6.0, on the other hand, register_globals is not available. So, it
> doesn't make sense to have replacement there too.
>
> 5.3 is left with status-quo:
> ?a.b.c=10  =>  $a_b_c, $_GET['a_b_c']
>
> 6.0 will have:
> ?a.b.c=10  =>  $_GET['a.b.c']

I think there should be a period where both methods of access are  
possible, allowing for smoother transition.

Best regards,
Stefan