Posted by Geoff Berrow on 12/06/06 20:49

Message-ID: <j6adnfNeKZPAdOvYnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@comcast.com> from Jerry
Stuckle contained the following:

>>>
>>>doesn't cause an error of $MyVar hasn't been explicitly assigned a value
>>>in your code, but it is in the $_SESSION, $_POST, $_GET or $_COOKIES
>>>(forgot the last one)
>>
>>
>> $_REQUEST ?
>>
>
>$_REQUEST is just a synonym for both $_POST and $_GET. But I don't use
>it - it's too easy for a hacker to substitute $_POST values in the $_GET
>request.
>
>If I want the form to be posted, I always use $_POST.

Me too. I was just offering that as a suggestion for one you forgot

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