PHP imports GET and POST data to array elements by senselessly
converting periods and spaces to underscore. The intent is to make
strings variable-name compatible for conversion directly into global
variables via import_request_variables or register_globals.
String-to-variable name mangling should only occur when being converted
to variable names, but should be left as is when accessed as array
elements. The current implementation is particularly bad because it
mangles only periods and spaces, but leaves alone other special/unusual
characters. Furthermore, the direct conversion into global name space is
discouraged for security reasons.
A feature-request was made related to this, but it was marked as "Won't
Fix", primarily due to compatibility concerns. However, I think it's a
poor design, and there must be some compatible way to move beyond this
misfeature.
Do other people really want to keep the period/space name mangling for
array keys, and not just for variable names? And, what happens when
importing other special characters to variable names?
Joe Krhn
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