$GLOBALS output while register_globals = off

Question

register_globals is set "off".

phpinfo():
Local Value = Off
Master Value = Off

$var = "test";
function test()
{
    var_dump($GLOBALS["var"]);  // this prints "test"..
    die;
}
test();

Why do I get the output of $GLOBALS["var"] ?

$test = "mytext";
echo $GLOBALS["test"];  // output: "mytext".. why?
die;

Thanks for information!

Answer 1

Because register_globals controls whether $_GET , $_POST , cookie, environment and server parameters are automatically registered as globals or not. It does not disable the $GLOBALS variable; that's a core PHP mechanism that cannot be switched off.