Posted by Chung Leong on 11/15/46 11:47

Alan Little wrote:
> > (In case you want to redirect a user to the same place
> > where he came from after a form submit, using '#' as value for the
> > action is as good and it doesn't has the potential security issues as
> > $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] has...)
>
> Another great reason for it to be a constant, like __FILE__.
>
> --
> Alan Little
> Phorm PHP Form Processor
> http://www.phorm.com/

__FILE__ is actually a language construct--hence its place in the list
of reserved words.

I think Tim is right about PHP_SELF not being terribly useful. I use
it often enouogh myself, but can't really offer any rational reason to
do so. It's some weird, subconscious mistrust of the browser, I think.

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