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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:42:27 +0200
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To: Laruence <laruence@php.net>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] behavior of translating dot in the query variable name
 into underscore character
From: colder@php.net (Etienne Kneuss)

Hello,

On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 12:31, Laruence <laruence@php.net> wrote:
> Hi:
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 a request uri : http://***/a.b=3D2 =C2=A0will result $_GET[=
"a_b"] =3D 2 (
> the dot was translated into underscore char);
>
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 my point is , since register_globals has be removed already=
( in
> my opinion this behavior only make sence when register_globals on),
> should we remove this translating behavior too?

For BC reasons there is no way we can simply remove it. Old code might
rely on it without relying on register_globals.

Best,

>
> thanks
>
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