Re: Rant: http_build_query() and arg_separator.output

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From	"Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de>
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Subject	Re: Rant: http_build_query() and arg_separator.output
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On 26.08.2016 at 09:05, Arno Welzel wrote:

> Anway - the original behaviour of http_build_query() was to use single
> ampersands.
> 
> But NOW the default behaviour is just unpredictable, since the function
> uses either a single ampersand OR if set the runtime configuration
> arg_separator.output.

That's not quite correct.  Actually, arg_separator.output is available
as of PHP 4.0.5, but http_build_query() has been introduced in PHP 5.0.0
only, and the function used the ini setting from the beginning.  So
there has not been a BC break here.

Furthermore, http_build_query()'s behavior is not unpredictable, but it
rather depends on a PHP_INI_ALL ini setting (unless the $arg_separator
argument is set).  A portable software is supposed to either set
$arg_separator or arg_separator.output when using http_build_query() (or
at the very least to document the issue).

So I suggest that you file a ticket for the software that doesn't do so.

-- 
Christoph M. Becker

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Rant: http_build_query() and arg_separator.output Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-08-26 09:05 +0200
  Re: Rant: http_build_query() and arg_separator.output "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-08-26 11:48 +0200
    Re: Rant: http_build_query() and arg_separator.output Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-08-29 07:43 +0200
      Re: Rant: http_build_query() and arg_separator.output Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-08-29 13:16 +0100
        Re: Rant: http_build_query() and arg_separator.output Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-08-30 08:39 +0200
          Re: Rant: http_build_query() and arg_separator.output Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-08-30 15:10 +0100
            Re: Rant: http_build_query() and arg_separator.output Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-09-01 08:43 +0200
              Re: Rant: http_build_query() and arg_separator.output Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-09-07 22:18 +0200
      Re: Rant: http_build_query() and arg_separator.output "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-08-29 14:53 +0200
        Re: Rant: http_build_query() and arg_separator.output Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-09-01 08:53 +0200

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