Php 6.0

[brokaddr]

I would assume this has already been addressed at some point, but I'm not certain how to/limit/what to search for.

When 6.0 is released, one of the primary changes I noticed was the removal of $HTTP_GET_VARS and the like.
When I come across these during maintenance, I change them to $_GET and its counterparts.

My question: is doing something like the following catchall, going to prevent an entire overhaul if I don't get a chance to update *every* instance before the 6.0 release?
$_GET = $HTTP_GET_VARS; (for example)

[enigma1]

You should be doing it the other way around as the _GET superglobal is always populated with the passed url parameters while the HTTP_GET_VARS is the one about to be removed.
$HTTP_GET_VARS =& $_GET;
I used the reference op so a change on the one array will update both so you have them in sync.

[brokaddr]

Thanks for that!

[brotherhood of LAN]

That's a good workaround, from what I understand of PHP pointers, if you changed a value in _GET or HTTP_POST_VARS then you would be using twice as much memory to store the separate sets of values. Using the reference eliminates that extra overhead.

[brokaddr]

I'm not sure I follow. Are you saying the usage of $_GET['variable'] uses more memory than the old option of $_HTTP_GET_VARS['variable'] ?