function like parse_str, but doesn't convert spaces and dots to underscores in $_GET AND $_POST
/**
* GET and POST input containing dots, etc.
*/
function getRealREQUEST() {
$vars = array();
$input = $_SERVER['REDIRECT_QUERY_STRING'];
if(!empty($input)){
$pairs = explode("&", $input);
foreach ($pairs as $pair) {
$nv = explode("=", $pair);
$name = urldecode($nv[0]);
$nameSanitize = preg_replace('/([^\[]*)\[.*$/','$1',$name);
$nameMatched = str_replace('.','_',$nameSanitize);
$nameMatched = str_replace(' ','_',$nameMatched);
$vars[$nameSanitize] = $_REQUEST[$nameMatched];
}
}
$input = file_get_contents("php://input");
if(!empty($input)){
$pairs = explode("&", $input);
foreach ($pairs as $pair) {
$nv = explode("=", $pair);
$name = urldecode($nv[0]);
$nameSanitize = preg_replace('/([^\[]*)\[.*$/','$1',$name);
$nameMatched = str_replace('.','_',$nameSanitize);
$nameMatched = str_replace(' ','_',$nameMatched);
$vars[$nameSanitize] = $_REQUEST[$nameMatched];
}
}
return $vars;
}
