PHP Problem

[Damon Matthews]

You can find out the info on it at http://uk.php.net/register_globals



> Ok thank you very much!
> Just a little question; what's the security issue for this function?
> 
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] Namens Damon Matthews
> Verzonden: dinsdag 16 maart 2004 22:50
> Aan: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Onderwerp: Re: PHP Problem
> 
> Most likely register_globals is set to off - take a look in /etc/php.ini
> and find register_globals - set it to on and restart apache, you should
> find it works then.   note that this is set off as a security feature,
> so you may want to look into how to change a script so that it doesn't
> require register_globals to be on.
> 
> 
> > At 14:15 3/16/2004, you wrote:
> > >Ok today I downloaded a news script to post on my page I extracted it
> and 
> > >I ran the install.
> > >It asked for a username and a password so I filled that out and hit
> the 
> > >install button.
> > >Problem is the page just refreshes and clears all the filled out
> forms, 
> > >that's it.
> > >I'm really stuck at this
> > 
> > I can't help you since I'm not expert at PHP. But I *can* suggest to
> you 
> > that no one else is likely to be able to help you either unless you
> provide 
> > some information, any information at all, about:
> > 
> >          * which script you downloaded
> >          * where to find that script
> >          * what other steps you took
> >          * which user you gave it
> >          * whether the file/dir permissions are properly set
> >          * if you've made any changes to your config (if so, what)
> >          * any errors reported on the page or in any logfile
> > 
> > You have provided NOTHING with which to help you, and no one is a 
> > mindreader. All we have is "my script doesn't work, I'm stuck."
> Well... my 
> > car's air conditioning is broken, can you tell me what's wrong with
> it?
> > 
> > Good luck,
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Rodolfo J. Paiz
> > rpaiz at simpaticus.com
> > http://www.simpaticus.com
> > 
> 
> 
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