8.1. Pregenerated Variables
Before executing a script, PHP creates a set of variables available in a superglobal namespace. They are available inside functions and classes without any extra declaration.
_COOKIE
The _COOKIE variable is an array of cookies sent from the browser to the server. The keys in the array are names of cookies.
_ENV
The _ENV variable is an array of environment variables that existed when the script began. The keys in the array are the names of the environment variables.
_FILES
The _FILES array (Table 8.1) contains information about uploaded files. The keys to the array are the names of the form variables. Each value is an array of information about each file. See Chapter 7 for a discussion of file uploads.
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