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[tencups]

FATAL ERROR: register_globals is disabled in php.ini, please enable it!

 

I have problems installing OSC in PWS, and I encountered this error message when I tried to access http://localhost/OScommerce/catalog/index.php

 

Please help?

[bigban]

edit php.ini find register_globals and enable it:)!

[tencups]

what caused the errors?

[mikrodoctor]

I don't seem to have the file php.ini

 

Roger

[Drimmie]

I don't seem to have the file php.ini

 

Roger

 

php.ini can be found in C:\windows\ (or whatever your windows directory is named on your system)

 

the line in php.ini will look like this:

 

; - register_globals = Off

 

just modify it to:

 

; - register_globals = On

 

:)

[mikrodoctor]

Thanks Drimmie,

 

I have a new problem and that is my host dosn't want register_globals on, he says it's a security issue. There is suppose to be a work around for this using get and put statements but I don't know enough about PHP programming to do this.

 

Drimmie or anyone else know of a work around for this, other wise I will have to find an other shopping cart.

 

mikrodoctor

[Guest]

my host dosn't want register_globals on, he says it's a security issue.

register_globals in itself is not a security issue - there can be security issues with badly written code. You may read up on this at php.net

 

Matti

[mikrodoctor]

Doing a search of my hard drive, I still don't seem to find php.ini

 

Any suggestions?

 

Mikrodoctor

[OceanRanch]

Create a php file on the server that will run the phpinfo command. This will then give you all the settings in php as well as the Configuration File (php.ini) Path. Point your browser to the file and just run it.

 

Contents of /catalog/phpinfo.php:

 

<?php

 

phpinfo();

 

?>

 

HTH

[mikrodoctor]

Thanks OceanRanch,

I'm new to php so you would have to give me detailed instructions if you wouldn't mind.

 

Thanks again

mikrodoctor