Following error on a store over 3 years old

[Guest]

Website has been working fine then all of a sudden with no changes to the website i get the following error

 

Server Requirement Error: register_globals is disabled in your PHP configuration. This can be enabled in your php.ini configuration file or in the .htaccess file in your catalog directory.

 

i have uplaoded a php.ini file upto the site and it has

 

register globals = on

 

i cant make the change to the htacces file that some people recommend as i get an internal 500 server error

 

so feel im a bit stuck

 

can anyone else help

[FIMBLE]

Hello,

 

There is a contribution that is more thorough for this error, however perhaps its time to consider upgrading your cart to a newer version.

You can get the contribution from the add ons area

 

Nic

[MrPhil]

Your host has upgraded PHP and now either has turned off register globals by default, or doesn't allow them at all. Note that by PHP 6.0 at the latest, it will be impossible to use register globals at all, so you should think about upgrading to osC 2.2 RC2a.

 

i have uplaoded a php.ini file upto the site and it has

 

register globals = on

Two problems:

1) The line is register_globals = on (note the underscore).

2) Your particular host may require a line in .htaccess to tell PHP where to find php.ini, such as suPHP_ConfigPath /home/ACCOUNT/public_html (or wherever you put php.ini). You'll have to ask your host about the details of using php.ini.