PHP not converting form inputs with square brackets in names to arrays -

i'm working on form looks this:

<form id="add_to_basket" action="" method="post">     <select name="option[10]">         <option value="1">red</option>         <option value="2">silver</option>     </select>     <select name="option[11]">         <option value="a">metallic</option>         <option value="b">colour changing</option>     </select> </form> 

the form validated , submitted javascript , processed php script. on live server form works , values captured correctly, , if use var_dump() contents of $_post see this:

array(1) {     ["option"]=>     array(2) {         [10]=>         string(1) "1"         [11]=>         string(1) "a"     } } 

but when same thing on local server see this:

array(1) {     ["option"]=>     string(0) "" } 

i've omitted other input fields none of them has "option" in id or name.

is possible version of php isn't configured correctly this, or default behaviour , it's supposed work? live server uses php 5.2 (xampp) , local server uses php 5.3.5 (mamp).

thank assistance or comments.

php parse parse_str() function uses 1 setting deprecated

so check magic_quotes_gpc setting both on local , remote , compare.

look closely how parse_str() parses sample string. can $_server['query_string'] , use parse_str() on string , see result.

also check:

• http://php.net/manual/en/info.configuration.php#ini.magic-quotes-gpc
• http://php.net/manual/en/language.variables.external.php