Description:
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VERSION is 5.2.0-8etch1 distributed with debian 4.0!


After switching in php.ini to

  register_long_arrays = off

not still the HTTP_*_VARS vanished, but also the $_SERVER disappeared

Reproduce code:
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switch off in ini register_long_arrays


Use either

  <?php   ### get_globals.php ###

     echo "<pre>\n";
     print_r($GLOBALS);
     echo "<pre>\n";

  ?>

or

  <?php   ### get_globals.php ###

     echo "<pre>\n";
     print_r($GLOBALS);
     print_r($_SERVER);
     echo "<pre>\n";
   
   ?>


The different behavior seams mystical.




Expected result:
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please try yourself

Actual result:
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please try yourself