# argv and argc on cliphp

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/4652
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/4652
- Started by Stanislav Malyshev on 2003-10-02T11:08:42+00:00
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## #4652 — Stanislav Malyshev — 2003-10-02T11:08:42+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/4652#4652

Is there any reason that PHP5 CLI does not register argc and argv in 
_SERVER like PHP4 does? There are a number of scripts that depend on it 
and just adding one more unnecessary incompatibility between PHP4 and 
PHP5. What is the problem with argv/argc being in _SERVER?

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## #4657 — Alan Knowles — 2003-10-02T23:59:44+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/4652#4657 · In reply to: #4652

Stanislav - looks like andrei changed it - you better cc his private 
mail as I dont think he reads internals often.

Regards
Alan

Stanislav Malyshev wrote:

>Is there any reason that PHP5 CLI does not register argc and argv in 
>_SERVER like PHP4 does? There are a number of scripts that depend on it 
>and just adding one more unnecessary incompatibility between PHP4 and 
>PHP5. What is the problem with argv/argc being in _SERVER?