On Sun, 16 Mar 2003 12:04:37 -0500, joe <joehark@stripped> wrote:
>I have recently moved onto a new server. For a brief period after the move
>I could access the mySQL database using GUI clients such as mysqlf and
>sqlyog. And the web site that it supported was accessible in various
>browsers (msie, mozilla, opera, etc.)
>
>Now the PHP-based forum that the MySQL serves is down. When I try to open
>it in the browser I get four error error messages that say MySQL has
>problems with login in, passwords, etc.
Joe,
your PHP scripts are probably out of date, using global variables. As of
PHP 4.2, the setting register_globals = off as default, and this made a
lot of PHP scripts all but obsolete overnight. You can verify for
yourself what the PHP settings are if you upload a little code to your
webserver:
<html>
<body>
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
</body>
</html>
Save this as phpinfo.php on the document root, then point your browser
to it. You'll get all kinds of useful information.
I have not found documentation with a comprehensive explanation of how
scripts should be rewritten, but there's a lot of information out there
if you know what to look for. See especially
<url:http://www.php.net/manual/en/security.registerglobals.php>.
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regards,
--
Leif Biberg Kristensen
http://solumslekt.org/
