The Global Array List
| Old Form | New Form | Description |
|---|---|---|
-- | $GLOBALS[] | The complete list of all global variables, including user defined variables at the global level. |
$HTTP_GET_VARS[] | $_GET[] | All variables received as part of a query string in the requesting URL, or HTML form data transmitted using the GET method. |
$HTTP_POST_VARS[] | $_POST[] | All variables recieved as an inline posted data set, normally through using the POST method in an HTML form. |
$HTTP_POST_FILES[] | $_FILES[] | References to all files received, most commonly from HTML forms, using the POST method. |
$HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[] | $_COOKIE[] | Any cookies returned from the client. The index key name matches the cookie name. |
-- | $_REQUEST[] | A more recent addition that stores all user variables, including elements from the $_GET[], $_POST[], and $_COOKIE[] arrays. Prior to PHP4.3, this also includes the $_FILES[] array. |
$HTTP_SERVER_VARS[] | $_SERVER[] | Information about the server session and the HTTP connection with the client. |
$HTTP_ENV_VARS[] | $_ENV[] | Information about the server environment and system defined values. |
$HTTP_SESSION_VARS[] | $_SESSION[] | IF PHP is being used for session management, this array is to store any session variables that need to be stored on the server between calls from the client. |
