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[Anthony Tanzola]

Hey List!

I am somewhat new to php, though not to web development.  I am attempting to
send information from a web form to a php document.  I then want to create
session variables and have the ability to manipulate the session variables
as needed.

The book I have use examples throughout that require the following setting
in the php.ini file:

register_globals = On

This elevates the need for $_POST["my_posted_data"] when retrieving posted
data.

Also it allows me to register session variables as such:

session_register("variable_1", "variable_2", "variable_3", "variable_4",
"variable_5", "variable_6")

as well as do other things with sessions.

I am wondering what the pros and cons are of setting globals to "on".  It
seams to be a convenience, but are there any downsides or security issues?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Anthony Tanzola
EMR Data Services
Phone: 623.581.2875
Fax: 623.582.5499
anthony at emr.net


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