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Doc Bug #13645 variables_order influences HTTP_*_VARS
Submitted: 2001-10-11 18:10 UTC Modified: 2002-06-10 05:50 UTC
From: hp at oeri dot ch Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: 4.0.6 OS: Mandrake Linux 8.0
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2001-10-11 18:10 UTC] hp at oeri dot ch 
As for the logic of the php.ini texts, I understand variables_order defines the order in which vars are assigned into global space. track_vars should enable ALL HTTP_*_VARS.

However, leaving out one of egpcs in variables_order disables the corresponding HTTP_*_VARS! (empty array)

Besides the point, that this seems to be not-as-documented, "correct" behaviour would solve a whole lot of security problems:

; only assign "safe" variables to global space, but DO
; assign them -> convenience for safe vars!
variables_order = "S"
; access all other by HTTP_*_VARS
track_vars = on
Please correct me, if I'm wrong.

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 [2001-10-20 20:16 UTC] sniper@php.net 
This is intended behaviour but you're right about it
not being documented. This should be mentioned at: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.predefined.php

Also, the new global variables for 4.1.0 are undocumented:

$_GET
$_POST
$_COOKIE
$_SERVER
$_ENV
$_FILES
$_REQUEST

and import_request_variables() function is not documented.

--Jani

p.s. track_vars is enabled always regardless of any settings since 4.0.3
 [2002-06-10 05:50 UTC] mfischer@php.net 
This bug has been fixed in CVS. You can grab a snapshot of the
CVS version at http://snaps.php.net/. In case this was a documentation 
problem, the fix will show up soon at http://www.php.net/manual/.
In case this was a PHP.net website problem, the change will show
up on the PHP.net site and on the mirror sites.
Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better.
 [2020-02-07 06:12 UTC] phpdocbot@php.net 
Automatic comment on behalf of mfischer
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=doc/en.git;a=commit;h=8029eed94b0fcba2416bbb5cf54befd652bc8a39
Log: - Fix #13645.
 
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