$_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'], 'password' => $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW'], )); exit; } header('Content-Type: text/plain'); $data_mapping = array( 'cookie' => '_COOKIE', 'delete' => '_GET', 'post' => '_POST', 'put' => '_GET', 'server' => '_SERVER', ); $data = $$data_mapping[$test]; $value = isset($data[$key]) ? $data[$key] : ''; echo $value;