Php Problem maybe php.ini ?

I posted this question but i edited because i figured it out :)

I installed php5, apache and mysql in my xp machine
anyways for about 6 hours i tried to fugure out why it would pass anywariables like http://www.somewhere.com?variable=123456
it just would pass them
anyways the problem was my php.ini
i had to do "register_globals=on" how ever it doesnt seem to work on firefox only IE :(

Regiser globals should be left off and you should use the $_GET and $_POST arrays instead.

PHP Code:

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$variable = $_GET['varname']; 


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