Submitted by info@orderlastm... on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 20:39
Hi I want to verify how to enable those php functions in virtulamin as per the script request
1) reister_globals
2) multi string function overload
please see screenshot below
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Submitted by andreychek on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 20:50 Comment #1
Howdy -- unfortunately, PHP has removed the register_globals function, that's no longer part of PHP. There is details about that here:
http://php.net/manual/en/security.globals.php
It sounds like the second option you're asking about is related to "mbstring".
However, I don't see an mbstring package for Ubuntu 14.04, though I do see one for Ubuntu 16.04.
That may mean mbstring isn't available for your distro.
That said, I have heard a rumor that it may be built into mod_php. We don't typically recommend mod_php due to security concerns, but you can always try it out to see if that works for you.
Submitted by info@orderlastm... on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 21:21 Comment #2
I find
mbstring function in php.ini but not register_global...
btw...how can I upgrde to ubuntu 16.04?
I have linode daily backup, so I can restore the instance if that does not work...
Submitted by hescominsoon on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 22:06 Pro Licensee Comment #3
register_global was a huge security problem hence it's removal...
Submitted by andreychek on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 22:39 Comment #4
There are instructions for upgrading from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04 available here:
https://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/system/os/ubuntu-trusty-to-xenial
We'd definitely recommend making a backup first, it's good to hear that you can do that easily through Linode.