Are there any recommended alternatives or solutions for PHP scripts that encounter issues due to the "register_globals" setting being off?

When the "register_globals" setting is turned off in PHP, it can cause issues for scripts that rely on accessing variables directly from the global scope. One solution is to manually extract variables from the $_REQUEST, $_GET, $_POST, and $_COOKIE superglobals and assign them to local variables within the script. 

// Manually extract variables from superglobals
foreach ($_REQUEST as $key => $value) {
    ${$key} = $value;
}
foreach ($_GET as $key => $value) {
    ${$key} = $value;
}
foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {
    ${$key} = $value;
}
foreach ($_COOKIE as $key => $value) {
    ${$key} = $value;
}

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