All a bit confusing for me - help needed

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Hi guys and gals

 

Can i first say what a refreshing site this is. Anyhow onto my issues.

 

My web hosting is with a company called Streamlinenet.co.uk who advised me of the following:

 

Our servers run PHP with the register_globals setting switched off, to enhance security. By default, OSCommerce requires that register_globals be switched on.

or follow the instructions below to modify OSCommerce to run with register_globals switched off.

 

 

Install OSCommerce with StreamlineNet Before following these steps, you should:

 

add shared SSL space to your hosting

install OSCommerce on both your standard web space and your shared SSL space.

Shared SSL space is hosted on Windows servers.

Step 1: Download the OSCommerce patch that allows it to run with register_globals switched off and follow the instructions to apply it your OSCommerce installation:

 

 

http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contri...register_global

Note: You should always thoroughly test third-party software before putting it live on your website.

Step 2: Edit includes\configure.php and add the following line to the end of the file:

 

define('WARN_CONFIG_WRITEABLE','false');

 

Step 3: OSCommerce does not properly secure its own administration interface when installed on Windows servers. A third-party patch will help you to improve the security of the admin directory:

 

 

Now i have downloaded the link above and all seems simple enough, except i cannot find the file 'register_globals' or the 'php.ini ' files !!

 

I also notice that when its stated replace 'password_forgotten.php'

 

catalog/includes/languages/english/

catalog/includes/languages/english/

catalog/includes/languages/english/

 

there is nothing to replace or have i got it wrong and its an insertion and not a replacement.

 

 

 

Can someone offer me some advise.

 

Thanks

 

Richard