php : variables_order

The presence and order of variables listed in this array is defined according to the PHP variables_order configuration directive.

php.ini : variables_order

Sets the order of the EGPCS (Environment, Get, Post, Cookie, and Server) variable parsing. For example, if variables_order is set to “SP” then PHP will create the superglobals $_SERVER and $_POST, but not create $_ENV, $_GET, and $_COOKIE. Setting to “” means no superglobals will be set.