[PHP-DEV] Re: [PHP-CVS] cvs: php4 / NEWS /ext/standard info.c /main main.c From: Stig Sæther Bakken (ssb <email protected>)
Date: 08/09/01

[Zeev Suraski <zeev <email protected>>]
> At 20:27 08-08-01, Andrei Zmievski wrote:
> >On Wed, 08 Aug 2001, Zeev Suraski wrote:
> > > Good question, open for debate... Generally I consider GPC as a group of
> > > data which cannot be trusted, since it's coming from the user.
> > But I'm not
> > > sure. Perhaps we need a different name, $_USER?
> > > Anyway, I'm just thinking out loud - it's interesting to see what others
> > > think about this...
> >
> >I'd prefer $_USER over $_FORM any day.
>
> Today's Wednesday, which qualifies :)
>
> I tend to lean towards changing it from $_FORM too. Andi suggested
> $_CLIENT. Let's hear some feedback:
>
> - Keep it as $_FORM
> - $_USER
> - $_CLIENT
> - Be extra careful - $_UNTRUSTED
> - $_INPUT

Of these I think $_INPUT bears the least confusion. To me, $_USER
sounds like something session-related, $_CLIENT sounds like something
to do with user-agent.

 - Stig 

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  Stig Sæther Bakken <ssb <email protected>>
  Fast Search & Transfer ASA, Trondheim, Norway

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