function like parse_str, but doesn't convert spaces and dots to underscores in $_GET AND $_POST

/**
 * GET and POST input containing dots, etc.
 */
function getRealREQUEST() {
    $vars = array();

    $input    = $_SERVER['REDIRECT_QUERY_STRING'];
    if(!empty($input)){
        $pairs    = explode("&", $input);
        foreach ($pairs     as $pair) {
            $nv                = explode("=", $pair);
            
            $name            = urldecode($nv[0]);
            $nameSanitize    = preg_replace('/([^\[]*)\[.*$/','$1',$name);
            
            $nameMatched    = str_replace('.','_',$nameSanitize);
            $nameMatched    = str_replace(' ','_',$nameMatched);
            
            $vars[$nameSanitize]    = $_REQUEST[$nameMatched];
        }
    }
    
    $input    = file_get_contents("php://input");
    if(!empty($input)){
        $pairs    = explode("&", $input);
        foreach ($pairs as $pair) {
            $nv                = explode("=", $pair);
            
            $name            = urldecode($nv[0]);
            $nameSanitize    = preg_replace('/([^\[]*)\[.*$/','$1',$name);
            
            $nameMatched    = str_replace('.','_',$nameSanitize);
            $nameMatched    = str_replace(' ','_',$nameMatched);
            
            $vars[$nameSanitize]    = $_REQUEST[$nameMatched];
        }
    }
    
    return $vars;
}