.htaccess file help.

aron

hi all i have a small problem. my testing server that i created my script on has registered_globals set to on. but the live server has them set to off. so none of my scripts work.

can i create a .htaccess file to manualy turn them on. eg.

i found this would it work

php_flag register_globals on
php_value arg_separator.output &

cheers aron.

python_q

You don't really need to use register_globals at all. Just rewrite your code to get everything from the autoglobals (assuming you're using 4.1 or above).
Autoglobal variables

But yes, "php_flag register_globals on" in .htaccess should work, assuming the server you're using allows .htaccess to set PHP flags (the server has to "AllowOverride Options" or "AllowOverride All" on the directory). Still, I believe it's better to use autoglobals, especially since they're guaranteed to work no matter the server config.

aron

i dont realy know what you mean by

You don't really need to use register_globals at all. Just rewrite your code to get everything from the autoglobals (assuming you're using 4.1 or above).

but if your saying that i have to rewite all my code to be this.

$postcode change to $_GET['postcode']

this is going to be a huge job. as i have 38 php page that are in this format.

isnt there an easer way ??????.

cheers aron.

python_q

Just try "php_flag register_globals on" in .htaccess. If it works, then it works, if it doesn't, start rewriting your code.
Again, it's better to just use autoglobals like $GET['var'], since it's guaranteed to work regardless of server config.
Plus, you don't have to rewrite every instance of a variable, just do something like this at the very beginning of the script:

if(isset($_GET['postcode']))
{
   $postcode = $_GET['postcode'];
}
else
{
   $postcode = "";
}