first block in 'loading other files' section

[squirrelmail.git] / doc / Development / plugin.txt

diff --git a/doc/Development/plugin.txt b/doc/Development/plugin.txt
index a9888c272090d64f0a3f609e81b2ccc6eaee79f0..3fa3834456e8666b56d9b4c1ca6120f774dc5c59 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/Development/plugin.txt
+++ b/doc/Development/plugin.txt
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ version is not listed, files are included from v.1.3.2.):
       8.4. functions/global.php
    9. functions/prefs.php (already loaded. see 7.2)
 
+Since SquirrelMail 1.5.1 functions/global.php file must be loaded before 
+setting any own global variables. If variables are set before loading 
+functions/global.php library, they can be corrupted in PHP register_globals=On 
+setups.
+
 
 Hook Types:  Parameters and Return Values
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@@ -1395,6 +1400,10 @@ scope automatically.  There is nothing more to do than this:
    global $favorite_color;
    sqgetGlobalVar('favorite_color', $favorite_color, SQ_FORM);
 
+SquirrelMail 1.5.1+ cleans globals in functions/global.php library. If 
+plugin depends on PHP register_globals=On and loads this library, it will 
+be broken.
+
 
 Security considerations
 -----------------------