.htaccess what does this mean?

[PC Nerd]

hi guys.

 

ive got this in my .htaccess file:

php_flag session.auto_start Off
php_flag register_globals Off

 

im wondering what it means.  I was told it was causeing my Internal Server Error..... but i havent a clue how to fix it.

 

thanks

[PC Nerd]

ok..... tech support got back to me and told me that php is compiled as a CGI module.... so i need to use ini_set() in my scripts... however what is this, and how would i implement it?

 

thanks

[wildteen88]

Yes your host is right. php_flag or php_value is only available ifPHP is compiled as an Apache Module. What your hosts suggests is to use the ini_set function within your script to change PHP configuration rather than using an .htaccess file.

 

Have a read of the manual on ini_set for how to use it and what PHP settings you can change with it.

[chigley]

I already posted the solution in one of your other threads...

[PC Nerd]

ok,

 

ive read the PHP manual, and im still a little confused.  Woudl i have the place ini_set() at the begining of every page?  In which case, is there another alternative?

 

thanks

[wildteen88]

Yes you have to add it at the beginning of every page. Or if your script has a main configuration file that always gets included you just add it to the beginning of that file.

 

Unfortunately no there is not any alternatives due to the way your host has PHP setup.

[PC Nerd]

ok,

 

im using V-Webmail.  Im wondering by any chance, has anyone used this software and had to change this configuration?  If so, was it eery page, or simply a "mster" include?

 

thanks

 

 

[wildteen88]

I just downloaded the script of off sourceforge. I would say to add the following two lines at the begging of  htdocs/config.php

ini_set('session.auto_start', 'off');
ini_set('register_globals', 'off');

looking at the script config.php is the file that is always included and is the first file to be included for every page for V-Webmail.

[PC Nerd]

thanks guys, i really apreciate it, ill work on it.