ini_set not working!

Sharif

I don't understand why ini_set isn't working, could it be that my host has safe mode on? This is a test of the code:

ini_set('magic_quotes_gpc', '0');
echo ini_get('magic_quotes_gpc');

This echos 1 instead of 0... proving that ini_set didn't work. Any idea why?

devinemke

Originally posted by Sharif
...Any idea why?

yup. magic_quotes_gpc has a change level of "PHP_INI_PERDIR" which means it cannot be set via [man]ini_set[/man]. the [man]ini_set[/man] manual page has a list of configuration directive and their associated change levels.

Sharif

ok what about safe_mode_gid, it's listed on that table too, but I can't change its value to true!

devinemke

Originally posted by Sharif
ok what about safe_mode_gid, it's listed on that table too, but I can't change its value to true!

exactly, safe_mode_gid is listed as "PHP_INI_SYSTEM" which it cannot be set via [man]ini_set[/man].

Sharif

so is there ANY way I can change the values of those things?

rehfeld

yes, in php.ini or using .htaccess

in the manual, there is a list which shows all the possible configuration options, and how they can be changed.

read the page

Sharif

Hey,

Not big on this config stuff but is httpd.cong the same as .htacess?

Also, my host has safe-mode ON so would that still allow me to make changes with a .htaccess file? Anyone know how to enter a comment line on a .htaccess?

rehfeld

httpd.conf is like the php.ini but for apache

it is higher up in the chain than .htaccess. so if a directive is only changeable via httpd.conf then htaccess wont work.

safe mode has no bearing on whether you can use htaccess or not. but that doesnt mean your host allows you to use htaccess, as they controll that from httpd.conf

it would be very simple to just try to do it and see if it works.

php_flag register_globals off # i am a comment

Sharif

I wish I could edit httpd.conf but I can't. I just changed a bunch of stuff with .htaccess but no safe-mode stuff. My host tells me to run the scripts that need safe-mode off as cgi. They said to do :

Action php-script /interpreters/php-script
AddHandler php-script .php
AddHandler php-script .php3

Are they right? Thanks for the help.