/**
* Returns the value of the $_REQUEST array. In PHP >= 4.1.0 it is defined as a mix
* of the $_POST, $_GET and $_COOKIE arrays, but it didn't exist in earlier versions.
* If we are running PHP < 4.1.0, then we will manually create it by merging the needed
* arrays.
*
* @return An associative array containing the variables in the GET, POST and COOKIES header.
* @static
*/
function getRequest()
{
if (phpversion() >= "4.1.0") {
$requestVars = $_REQUEST;
} else {
$postVars = HttpVars::getPost();
$getVars = HttpVars::getGet();
$cookieVars = HttpVars::getCookie();
$requestVars = array_merge($getVars, $postVars, $cookieVars);
}
return $requestVars;
}
