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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: Why does $_REQUEST exist?
From: mike503@gmail.com (Michael Shadle)

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 4:38 AM, Christian Schneider
<cschneid@cschneid.com> wrote:

> There's a big difference between changing some rare features (and no,
> 5.3 needs - almost no to - no changes with the code bases I know) and
> removing something *everybody* uses.
>
> Apart from the fact that _REQUEST is not evil per se, the new setting
> request_order turns it into something sane again...
>
> So please let's end (at least the public) discussion here ;-)

Not *everybody* uses it.

a) Once again I'll use python as an example, you -can- break backwards
compatibility to finally break free of certain stigmas

b) Would it be possible to tweak request_order so if it is blank, it
does not even create $_REQUEST? That I suppose would be good enough
for me.