How to override register_argc_argv in PHP?

Question

I\'m using a shared host (fasthostingdirect) and for some reason they have this flag turned off by default. This means I\'m unable to access PHP command line parameters... u

Answer 1

No need to create a whole new ini file, just use the -d flag

php -d register_argc_argv=1 myscript.php

Answer 2

The ini_set('register_argc_argv', 1) does not work because by the time the code is executed, they have already been registered (or not).

It seems you are able to run php directly, so copy your own php.ini file and pass it:

php -c yourphp.ini