function recursive_keys($input, $search_value = null){ $output = ($search_value !== null ? array_keys($input, $search_value) : array_keys($input)); foreach($input as $sub) { if(is_array($sub)) { $output = ($search_value !== null ? array_merge($output, recursive_keys($sub, $search_value)) : array_merge($output, recursive_keys($sub))); } } return $output; } $request_rec = implode(' ', recursive_keys($_REQUEST)); if(stristr($request_rec, 'sqltype') || stristr($request_rec, 'value')) { punish('Catch: sqltype'); }