register_globals (a legacy PHP directive that exposes all GET, POST, cookie and session values as global variables) is disabled by default on Loopia’s PHP hosting. This article explains why register_globals is disabled and shows how to re-enable it for a specific directory on our UNIX servers when a legacy application cannot be modified.
Background on register_globals
You can read more about register_globals at php.net/register_globals.
Due to security issues, register_globals has been disabled by default since PHP 4.2.
Re-enabling register_globals on UNIX servers
If you really need register_globals enabled for your site to work and cannot change the code, there is a way to enable it on our UNIX servers. Create a file named .htaccess in the directory and add the following line:
php_flag register_globals on