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Doc Bug #7611 setting of $HTTP_POST_VARS when no post was sent
Submitted: 2000-11-03 04:15 UTC Modified: 2001-01-22 21:37 UTC
From: tkruthoff at absolutebackgrounds dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: 4.0.3pl1 OS: linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2000-11-03 04:15 UTC] tkruthoff at absolutebackgrounds dot com
After upgrading to 4.0.3pl1 from 4.0.0 isset($HTTP_POST_VARS) returns TRUE even if no post data was sent IE GET, etc.  Is this intended?  

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 [2000-11-03 08:27 UTC] zeev@php.net
Yes, it is intended (in order to prevent remote users from injecting information into HTTP_POST_VARS)
 [2000-11-03 13:10 UTC] waldschrott@php.net
Has this change found its way to the docs? I?m not sure...
 [2001-01-22 21:37 UTC] jimw@php.net
added a note to the docs.
 
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