Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense

From	"Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.php
Subject	Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense
Date	2012-02-16 09:36 -0600
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 16 Feb 2012 14:16:02 GMT, Denis McMahon wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:22:08 +0100, Thomas Mlynarczyk wrote:
>
>> On the other hand I seriously question the concept of a server side
>> locale in the context of the world wide web. If locale must be, then it
>> ought to be the client's locale.
>
> Perhaps, but that just means you should use the client's locale when 
> validating things like dates and numbers on the server. Of course this 
> assumes you know the client's locale.

which client? And how would PHP know if by "client", you mean the far
end of an http connection?

> You still need to do your validation server side. You can't trust client 
> side validation.

very true.

-- 
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	--Peter Anspach's list of things to do as an Evil Overlord

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FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-02-15 19:57 +0100
  Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2012-02-15 21:05 +0100
    Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-02-15 22:48 +0100
      Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2012-02-15 23:48 +0100
        Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Thomas Mlynarczyk <thomas@mlynarczyk-webdesign.de> - 2012-02-16 12:53 +0100
          Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-02-16 13:34 +0100
            Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Captain Paralytic <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> - 2012-02-16 04:46 -0800
            Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2012-02-16 13:49 +0100
              Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Thomas Mlynarczyk <thomas@mlynarczyk-webdesign.de> - 2012-02-16 14:22 +0100
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-02-16 14:16 +0000
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2012-02-16 09:36 -0600
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Thomas Mlynarczyk <thomas@mlynarczyk-webdesign.de> - 2012-02-16 17:38 +0100
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Thomas Mlynarczyk <thomas@mlynarczyk-webdesign.de> - 2012-02-16 17:32 +0100
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-02-16 18:02 +0100
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Captain Paralytic <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> - 2012-02-17 03:25 -0800
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-02-17 18:19 +0100
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Captain Paralytic <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> - 2012-02-20 04:31 -0800
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2012-02-17 20:35 +0100
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Erwin Moller <erwinmollerusenet@xs4all.nl> - 2012-02-20 10:46 +0100

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