#186 register_globals

[Tim Slighter]

My current Apache and PHP configuration requires that
register_global = Off

However, Phphelpdesk does not work correctly or at
least I am unable to login with register_globals = Off.
Everything does work with register_globals = On but this
breaks all the other sites and php scripts. Is there a
workaround for this please?

Thank you

[pmaier]

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Hello,

I got the same problem on a SuSE-Linux System with
apache-1.3.27-38 and mod_php4-4.3.1-24

I am not able to login - I always come back to the Login-Screen.
When I set "register_globals" to "On", everything works fine.
I dont want to set the variable to "On" permanently.

Any idea how to make it work without "register_globals = On" ???

[Heitkamp]

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Well, it needs some reprogramming to have the gloabls
switched off. Variables have to be exchange by
HTTP-REquests. In some moduls this was already changes some
are still missing. At the moment I unfortunately have not
time do dedicate to it. If there is somebody happy to help
with it I could at least assist. There is no workaround
unless you using another apache config.
Tamo

[Tim Slighter]

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The only current workaround is to place a .htaccess file in
the phphelpdesk directory with the following in the file:

register_globals on

the httpd.conf file should be edited for that directory to
change the AllowOverride directive if you are using

<Directory "/var/www/html/phphelpdesk">
AllowOverride Options

If not using <Directory ... > for each directory then the
default AllowOverride None - needs to be changed to
AllowOverride Options.

Note that if you have to change the default AllowOverride,
this could present a security risk as it will allow
.htaccess overrides in every directory in the htdocs or html
directory for the webserver.