Re: [PHP-DEV] Using $HTTP_SESSION_VARS with register_globals On From: Andi Gutmans (andi <email protected>)
Date: 05/22/01

At 05:02 PM 5/21/2001 -0500, Andrei Zmievski wrote:
>On Mon, 21 May 2001, rasmus <email protected> wrote:
> > I guess logically we should make the global variable take precedence and
> > perhaps even export any changes to $HTTP_SESSION_VARS into the global
> > symbol table. Somewhat magical, but what else can we do here? I really
> > don't think we can live with the current situation.
>
>As I mentioned in my other message, $HTTP_SESSION_VARS value and the
>global value used to be references, but after some people complained
>about this fact on the list, it was changed.. I wouldn't mind
>reinstating it, but if we do, let's do it once and for all with very
>good reasons to avoid another such occurrence.

Making them references is the right thing IMO.
I think we should also write in the manual that people should use
$HTTP_SESSION_VARS[]. (I haven't checked if this is written or not so it
might be already).

Andi 

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