<?php
function proper_parse_str($str) {
# result array
$arr = array();
# split on outer delimiter
$pairs = explode('&', $str);
# loop through each pair
foreach ($pairs as $i) {
# split into name and value
list($name,$value) = explode('=', $i, 2);
# if name already exists
if( isset($arr[$name]) ) {
# stick multiple values into an array
if( is_array($arr[$name]) ) {
$arr[$name][] = $value;
}
else {
$arr[$name] = array($arr[$name], $value);
}
}
# otherwise, simply stick it in a scalar
else {
$arr[$name] = $value;
}
}
# return result array
return $arr;
}
$query = proper_parse_str($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']);
?>