[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64599: Harden handling of PHP superglobals to prevent notices and potential data integrity issues

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#64599: Harden handling of PHP superglobals to prevent notices and potential data
integrity issues
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 Reporter:  vishalkakadiya               |       Owner:  westonruter
     Type:  defect (bug)                 |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                       |   Milestone:  7.0
Component:  Site Health                  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                       |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch changes-requested  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by vishalkakadiya):

 @westonruter I haven't encountered a specific PHP configuration where
 `REQUEST_TIME` is missing.

 This change is primarily part of a defensive coding approach — adding an
 existence check to guard against potential notices.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64599#comment:15>
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