Register_globals work around??

[Mbroderick]

Hello again, The ISP that I'm using now has Register_globals turn OFF and I requested for them to be turned on. They can't but he send me the following code. Will this work? If so where do I put in in the code. Is there a better work around?

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Mike,

Register_globals is turned off for security reasons and cannot be
enabled. However, for scripts that need register_globals on, you can
add the following lines of code to emulate that functionality:

### register_globals = off ### +++
//HTTP_GET_VARS
while (list($key, $val) = @each($HTTP_GET_VARS)) {
$GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
}
//HTTP_POST_VARS
while (list($key, $val) = @each($HTTP_POST_VARS)) {
$GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
}
//HTTP_POST_FILES
while (list($key, $val) = @each($HTTP_POST_FILES)) {
$GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
}
//$HTTP_SESSION_VARS
while (list($key, $val) = @each($HTTP_SESSION_VARS)) {
$GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
}
### register_globals = off ### ---

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Thanks for your help again....

Mike

[Jamie]

Hi Mike,

If you add that to the top of your cart page (store.php by default) it should work.

Just make sure you surround it with PHP tags:
<?
your code here
?>

Thanks,
Jamie

[Mbroderick]

I tried it.

<?
### register_globals = off ### +++
//HTTP_GET_VARS
while (list($key, $val) = @each($HTTP_GET_VARS)) {
$GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
}
//HTTP_POST_VARS
while (list($key, $val) = @each($HTTP_POST_VARS)) {
$GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
}
//HTTP_POST_FILES
while (list($key, $val) = @each($HTTP_POST_FILES)) {
$GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
}
//$HTTP_SESSION_VARS
while (list($key, $val) = @each($HTTP_SESSION_VARS)) {
$GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
}
### register_globals = off ### ---
?>

added this to the top of store.php and it didn't seem to work. I don't recieve an errors, just a blank page.

Did I insert the code correctly?

Here's the phpinfo link. http://dartoidsworldcom.web0210.uplinkearth.com/squirrelcart/phpinfo.php

Mike

Hi Mike,

If you add that to the top of your cart page (store.php by default) it should work.

Just make sure you surround it with PHP tags:
<?
your code here
?>

Thanks,
Jamie

[Jamie]

Hi,

The code looks fine. If the error reporting on the server is configured a certain way, and you get a fatal error, PHP won't output anything to the browser. It is tough to say what the problem is. I would double check your connection info for your database, as a problem with that could definitely cause that.

If you can't get by it, please open a helpdesk ticket, and we'll check it out for you.

Thanks,
Jamie

[Mbroderick]

FYI: I opened a ticket.

Hi,

The code looks fine. If the error reporting on the server is configured a certain way, and you get a fatal error, PHP won't output anything to the browser. It is tough to say what the problem is. I would double check your connection info for your database, as a problem with that could definitely cause that.

If you can't get by it, please open a helpdesk ticket, and we'll check it out for you.

Thanks,
Jamie

[Rich]

FYI: I opened a ticket.Thank you. It has been received.

[Mbroderick]

I added more details and a responce from my ISP support. Please review.

Thanks

[Mbroderick]

Can you please look at my ticket. Or give me a timeframe on when you can look at the Call ID 633 .

Thanks

[Mbroderick]

Can someone please get back to me on this issues I submited.

Thanks

[Jamie]

Please check your ticket.

Thanks,
Jamie

[Mbroderick]

Thanks, added one more item to the ticket.

[Mbroderick]

Thanks for the responce.

Please check ticket again.

Mike Broderick

[Mbroderick]

New detail in ticket PLEASE review. I have only a few days left on the ISP ( 30 day money back). Still can't upload images and the test program you sent works.

[Jamie]

Hi Mike,

I saw your update. I have no FTP access at the moment, but will check shortly. The ticket system is checked as often as the helpdesk, so please do not ask for updates to tickets here and vice versa. :)

Thanks,
Jamie

[lzgsch]

We have squirrelcart 1.2 store. It requires register_globals to be on. I am changing the hosting company. The new company has register_globals turned off. Does anyone has the resolution for this? Jamie or Rich knows about this? Thank you for any help!

[Jamie]

Hi,

I'd highly recommend upgrading. We don't support v1.2.0 anymore, and there have been many changes made since it's release.

The workaround for register globals is the same as the code above. You can put this at the top of "squirrelcart/cart.php", below the opening <? tag:
// workaround fix for when register_globals is set to off.
if (!ini_get('register_globals')) {
while (list($key, $val) = @each($_GET)) $GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
while (list($key, $val) = @each($_POST)) $GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
while (list($key, $val) = @each($_COOKIE)) $GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
while (list($key, $val) = @each($_FILES)) $GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
while (list($key, $val) = @each($_SESSION)) $GLOBALS[$key] = $val;
}