You could also do something like...
Code:
function pop_vals($associative_array) {
foreach ($associative_array as $key=>$val) {
eval('$'.$key.' = "'.$val.'";");
}
}
pop_vals($_REQUEST);
// $o should now be defined
I do NOT recommend this, though, as someone could run...
YOURURL?o=|1&SOMEREMOTECOMMANDSHERE
Jason