RESOLVED. Problem was that apache was not reloading configuration files when apachectl restart was issued. Manually sent kill -HUD [apache pid#], then started apache with apachectl start. register_globals is now on (again this is a local intranet secure from the outside world - "off" is the normal desired option).
The problem was complicated by an .htaccess file which contained this line: php_value register_globals on For reasons unknown this caused the local setting of register_globals to be "off" (the global setting was "on"). After deleting the .htaccess file the local setting of register_globals matched the global setting. Thanks for any and all pointers along the way. Michael > -----Original Message----- > From: Stembridge, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 9:43 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PHP-INST] php.ini changes not taking > > > Thanks, I found that in the manual a little while ago. > > As a last chance I tried restarting the server. Half of the > problem was > resolved. register_globals is On for the global setting, > but Off for the > local setting. I'm not sure how that could happen since it > can't be changed > with ini_set. I did add this line to an .htaccess file "php_value > register_globals on" previously. > > The root problem is Apache not restarting properly. I issued > /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl restart - even though it > appeared to stop > and start based on what was on the screen it didn't pick up > the ini file > changes I made. > > Hopefully I'll crack this today. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rich Gray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 9:35 AM > > To: Stembridge, Michael; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [PHP-INST] php.ini changes not taking > > > > > > > This is strange. I just changed the local value of > > > session.gc.maxlifetime > > > from 1400 to 12345 with ini_set. > > > > > > ini_set("session.gc_maxlifetime",12345); > > > ini_set("register_globals",1); > > > > > > register_globals continues to remain "Off". > > > > > > (ps, I tried passing "on" and "On" and "1" as arguments, > none work). > > > > > > Is there another security setting I'm overlooking? > > > > > > > AFAIK you can't reset the register_globals setting via > > ini_set... by the > > time your script is run the register_globals setting has > already taken > > effect... same goes for settings such as magic_quotes_gpc etc > > > > HTH > > Rich > > > > -- > PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php