ID: 25231 User updated by: tim at zero-interactive dot com Reported By: tim at zero-interactive dot com Status: Bogus Bug Type: Variables related Operating System: Win2K Pro PHP Version: 4.3.2 New Comment:
What's the point in testing it with 4.3.3? The behaviour is the same for 4.3.2 and 4.3.4-dev (previously recommended by Ilia). You guys obviously aren't going to change anything regardless of what I say or attempt to prove to you. You definitely dont seemed to be concerned with justifying to me why this behaviour is correct either or how the documentation and php are considered correct yet they conflict. I've followed the rules are far as what to submit and how to submit it. I've also justified my reasons with physical test results, data captures etc. As far as I'm concerned, marking something as bogus and just stating its right over and over again when evidence to the contrary is in front of you is wrong. If you can give me a good reason as to why this behaviour is considered correct and how the docs and php are both considered correct on this issue I will drop this immediately. I appreciate the fact that you guys are volunteers on this project, but the better the answer you supply to us, especially when we've tried our best to supply you with data, can only result in less duplication in future and maybe less reports relating to so called undocumented features. A simple explanation the first time would have stopped me from replying and dragging this out. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-08-25 20:20:52] [EMAIL PROTECTED] You should also try with PHP 4.3.3 which was released today (yesterday for some). Neither PHP/documentation is wrong. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-08-25 19:37:12] tim at zero-interactive dot com No need to get nasty. I wasn't asking for help, was only reporting behaviour which I believe to be incorrect (which is what this site exists for). If you say its a feature, then fine, I'll take your word for it even though none of you have bothered to explain why it is correct. Your "feature" is however inconsistent in the way that it works. If I change the form method to GET instead of POST, then I only get some of the information sent back in the GET array. Namely, only the data in the input fields in the form and not the data in the query part of the action uri. If you have no intention of fixing what I believe to be wrong, then at the very least change the documentation in the manual to reflect this undocumented (that I know of) feature: Except from online manual (Predefined variables page): $_GET Variables provided to the script via HTTP GET. Analogous to the old $HTTP_GET_VARS array (which is still available, but deprecated). $_POST Variables provided to the script via HTTP POST. Analogous to the old $HTTP_POST_VARS array (which is still available, but deprecated). You will note that it says "provided to the script via HTTP GET". I just proved to you that you can get data in the $_GET array with a HTTP POST as demonstrated by the headers I captured. This means that either the engine is wrong or the documentation is wrong. Which one is it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-08-25 18:59:43] [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is called FEATURE..it's definately NOT bug. Please ask support questions elsewhere.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-08-25 18:54:16] tim at zero-interactive dot com I dont understand how this can be correct behaviour. There is never a GET header sent with the request, so this means that the $_GET array should not be populated. If you have a close look at the HTTP headers that I've captured, there is only a POST request header sent and not a GET request header. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-08-25 18:47:17] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php This is the correct behaviour. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/25231 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=25231&edit=1
