# behavior of translating dot in the query variable name into underscore character

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## #54544 — pierre.php@gmail.com — 2011-08-12T15:41:49+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/54544#54544

It was a forced move despite the voices in favor of git back then.

----- Reply message -----
From: "Kalle Sommer Nielsen" <kalle@php.net>
Date: Fri, Aug 12, 2011 13:23
Subject: [PHP-DEV] behavior of translating dot in the query variable name into underscore character
To: "Etienne Kneuss" <colder@php.net>
Cc: "Laruence" <laruence@php.net>, "PHP Internals" <internals@lists.php.net>


Hi Etienne

2011/8/12 Etienne Kneuss <colder@php.net>
> For BC reasons there is no way we can simply remove it. Old code might
> rely on it without relying on register_globals.

Although we could assign both, but I guess that would eat more memory
that it might actually benefit.


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Kalle Sommer Nielsen
kalle@php.net