Hi,

I have tried installing Oscommerce on a site and I have received the error "FATAL ERROR: register_globals is disabled in php.ini"

A quick search has told me that I need to create a file php.ini and I have added "register_globals = On" and then uploaded it to the sites root. Is this the correct way so far or should it have been done through htaccess?

After this I still receive the error and have found out I need to restart the apache server? I do not own the server and have got windows running as well as cPanel on the server.

This may be a simple question but I desperately need an answer! How can I restart apache from cPanel? I have got some results from google but I dont understand it as it is mainly unix commands.

Thanks in advance

if you host your site your self you should of installed php right... defualt on win install is c:/php/ so in your php dir there should be a file called php.ini find it and in their should be a switch with what your looking at...

if you have cpanel installed on your site that is for the consumers to use with thier site (if you a re a reseller) if you as working with a hosting company call them and find out what they know... most of the time they will not alter the php install. they just run it standard and require you to get a didecated server then they may do it.

i use total choice hosting what great company highly recommend them. have unlimited everything with cpanel

Sorry I may have been misleading there....

I'm not running any sort of hosting site or being a reseller, and the server is not mine.

The hosting is nothing to do with myself but the host has cpanel installed. I have now emailed the host so I shall see what they say.

Hopefully I wont need a dedicated server - If I do I will change the script or wait for version 3

who ever hosts that (a site) you need to contact and verify they have the php.ini set up to work with that...

Cpanel Should have a script with the oscommerce auto install..

If your host will not cooperate create a .htaccess file in the root folder and put this in it...

php_flag register_globals Off

This should work if the host has enabled .htaccess files and is using php as an apache module rather than a cgi.

As you can see, register_globals is changable PHP_INI_PERDIR, meaning you can use htaccess to set the value.

Just create a htaccess file in the root of your osC with this:

php_flag register_globals On

This will work on most hosts.

Ah Dave, beat me to it

However I typoed mine so you win Chris. I set them to off rather than on.