Posted on: 08/07/03 05:01pm
By: Lyon Xile
I have just ran the admin/install/install.php address for the first time after uploading all the files, and I got this message towards the bottom of the page:
Warning: You have register_globals = Off in your php.ini. However, Geeklog requires register_globals to be on. Before you continue, please set it to on and restart your web server.
Any ideas on what to do?
Re:Noob Installation Issue
Posted on: 08/07/03 05:13pm
By: Dirk
Well, as it says, you need to turn on the register_globals setting in PHP. This is done in a file called php.ini. If you don\'t know where that file is, use the script admin/install/info.php and look for \"php.ini\" in the first block of the resulting page.
Don\'t forget to restart your webserver after you made that change.
bye, Dirk
Re:Noob Installation Issue
Posted on: 08/08/03 01:54pm
By: Lyon Xile
I found the file where you pointed me to, but all that was inside it when I went to edit it I didn\'t find anything like what you mentioned.
Now am I supposed to point my browser to that location?
Re:Noob Installation Issue
Posted on: 08/08/03 02:05pm
By: Dirk
[QUOTE BY= Lyon Xile] I found the file where you pointed me to, but all that was inside it when I went to edit it I didn\'t find anything like what you mentioned.[/QUOTE]
You found the
php.ini? It should have a line that reads
register_globals = Off
in it. You need to change the
Off to
On and restart your webserver.
bye, Dirk
Re:Noob Installation Issue
Posted on: 08/08/03 02:18pm
By: Lyon Xile
I pointed my browser to the url info.php and on the bottom it said this:
php_flag register_globals on
But it still says that it is off.
Re:Noob Installation Issue
Posted on: 08/08/03 02:29pm
By: Dirk
[QUOTE BY= Lyon Xile]But it still says that it is off. [/QUOTE]
I\'m somewhat confused now ... Did you edit the info.php? You shouldn\'t. You should call up this file in your browser to find out where your php.ini is and edit that file (php.ini) then.
All this, of course, assuming that you actually have access to the php.ini. If you don\'t, then you\'re in trouble.
And as long as the install script says that register_globals is off, then it\'s really off.
bye, Dirk
Re:Noob Installation Issue
Posted on: 08/08/03 02:52pm
By: Lyon Xile
Yea in all the files I uncompressed I do not see a php.ini file anywhere. But I\'ll look into what you said.
Re:Noob Installation Issue
Posted on: 08/08/03 02:58pm
By: Dirk
The php.ini is part of PHP - it\'s already on your server.
bye, Dirk