need register_globals ON

[Technosailor]

I'm sorry, Dr_LaRRy...I promise I tried not to use it...

I am having to compile PHP for a server and I compile 4.2.1 no problems, until I tried to run my vBulletin 2.2.5 software which requires register_globals ON (although the upcoming 2.2.6 gets around this from my understanding....just can't wait til it comes out as I have NO IDEA when that will be.). So I figured go into my php.ini and change it and set the AllowOveride All in my httpd.conf file. Restart Apache, it should work. Alas, my phpinfo file is still reporting register_globals OFF.

So how do I fix this?

While I'm at it, how do I se the include path to accept includes/requires from ANY directory...I mean any on my site.

Thanks.
Sketch

[Skunk]

Try adding the following line to the top of any PHP script files that can be publically accessed (i.e can have POST or GET variables passed to them):

extract($_REQUEST);

That should work in theory.

[Technosailor]

I'm going to try that but, for the record and for newbies, that is essentially the same thing as setting register_globals to OFF, correct?

Sketch

[redemption]

Originally posted by Sketch
that is essentially the same thing as setting register_globals to OFF, correct?

that is essentially the same as setting register_globals to ON actually since you're extracting all POST/GET/COOKIE variables into the global namespace...

as for the include path, i'm not sure how you can do that (maybe a glob * ?)... but it's best to include the path in any includes/requires so that there won't be any ambiguity in where it's coming from...

[Technosailor]

On...that's what I meant.

Thanks. Still not sure if it's working as some other problems came up, but I'll let you know.

Sketch

[Technosailor]

doesn't seem to be working. Any other ideas?

I don't mind going back to php 4.1.2 but I need to figure out how to uninstall 4.2.1 then because I couldn't do it earlier. Better yet is to solve the original questions, how to make globals ENABLED...

Sketch

[Patrick Lucas]

i'm running vBulletin just fine with 4.2 and register globals off. They have a patch in the announcements fourm.

Actualy, I'm not 100% sure my forum is working. I just installed it, with the patch. It appears to be working great, but I haven't toyed with it too much.



EDIT: Sorry. I just noticed that my server was running 4.2.1 with register_globals on. Go figure, eh?

[redemption]

you can try adding

ini_set("register_globals", 1); 

to every page... even better if there's a page which each script includes... then you can just add it to that included page instead

[Technosailor]

patrick, they are still hunting down bugs with 4.2+ which is why perhaps your board ain't up to par. I'm going back to 4.1.2 (I think I figured it out) because I know it works and I have 2 boards to support, one with a huge amount of traffic, and can't have buggy PHP...

Sketch

[DR_LaRRY_PEpPeR]

little late. but all you should have to do is go into php.ini (assuming it's the right directory) set

register_globals = On

save php.ini, restart Apache and register_globals will be on. simple as that. you don't need `AllowOverride All' unless you're wanting to change register_global's value in a .htaccess file. even then, you only need `AllowOverride Options' for it to work.