Posted by Erwin Moller on 05/15/07 16:14

Tom Harrington wrote:

> My web host updated yesterday from PHP 5.1.1 to 5.2.2, and one of my
> scripts immediately broke, although the 5.2.2 release notes don't seem
> to indicate I should have a problem.
>
> The script relied on having $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA set. Starting yesterday
> it's always an empty string.
>
> I guessed that my web host had changed the setting of the
> always_populate_raw_post_data flag. However they assure me that their
> php.ini did not change with the update.
>
> What would have caused this change? I've been using the script for
> months without trouble, so having it die on the same day as the 5.2.2
> update doesn't seem like it could be a coincidence.
>
> I've worked around the problem by using
> file_get_contents("php://input"), but I'd really like to understand why
> my script suddenly broke with this udpate.
>

Hi,

Your conclusion makes sense to me too.
What does ini_get("always_populate_raw_post_data") say?

Regards,
Erwin Moller

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