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Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? [message #176422 is a reply to message #176420] Fri, 06 January 2012 10:16 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Erwin Moller is currently offline  Erwin Moller
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On 1/6/2012 1:36 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 1/5/2012 6:28 PM, M. Strobel wrote:
>> Am 05.01.2012 14:08, schrieb Erwin Moller:
>>>
>>> And $_REQUEST should be avoided anyway in all situation (in my
>>> humble opinion) for various reasons. But if you use it, it should
>>> indeed be added to your list in your approach.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Erwin Moller
>>
>> For me $_REQUEST is quite handy. All my functions reading user
>> input use this. So they work equally well on different requests.
>>
>> But then I have to mention my setup with a sort of call
>> dispatcher: the called function is looked up in a list taking
>> into account $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'].
>>
>> All user input must be verified, no matter if it's in $_GET,
>> $_POST, $_COOKIE or $_REQUEST for that matter - they can all be
>> faked!
>>
>> Do not think that only your forms will be sent to your program.
>>
>> /Str.
>
> $REQUESTS is quite dangerous. You never know whether it comes from
> $_GET, $_POST or $_COOKIE, for instance.
>
> A hacker can easily manipulate things like $_COOKIE to put whatever he
> wants in them. Rather, you should use $_GET, $_POST and $_COOKIE, as
> appropriate. Additionally, what you actually get depends on the
> request_order option in the php.ini file, and can change - potentially
> breaking your code.
>

Yes exactly.

Jerry, if memory serves me well, I had a discussion concerning $_REQUEST
a few years ago with a guy. He became increasingly annoying, until you
saved me from a headache by telling me I was taking the troll bait. ;-)

Regards,
Erwin Moller

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