Within our PHP configuration we have the register_globals function disabled on all of our servers as it can pose an unnecessary security risk having it enabled. While in our opinion all scripts should be coded in a way that does not require require register_globals to be enabled some scripts which do not take security as seriously still require this function to be enabled.

When trying to run a script that requires register_globals it will likely throw up an error something like this -

If you require register_globals to be enabled simply create a .htaccess file within the directory where the script is located and place the following contents within - As noted above we strongly advise against enabling register_globals unless absolutely necessary but the option is there if you need it. Most well developed scripts do not require register_globals to work. You would be best looking for a script which doesn't require it. When coding your own scripts please code them to work without register_globals.

 

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