If you recently were "freaked" when your website would start with 10 or 20 messages displayed refering to something like "Ini_set has been disabled for security reasons", don't despair! (Depending on the size of your browser window you may not have noticed that your website is probably still working, but way down, below all the repeated messaged...))
The fix provided by Matt completely works. See this URL: http://glowhost.com/forums/knowledge-base/how-fix-ini_set-has-been-disabled-security-reasons-2503.html.
Note that if you have multiple sub-domains, the fix (edit and possibly create .htaccess and php.ini in your /public_html directory) ONLY applies to your main domain.
If you have never edited any of your site files before, this will be a little daunting. It's very easy once you know how to do it -- about five minutes. I use FileZilla over FTP w/TLS/SSL, and Crimson Editor (but you should use a newer open source code editor -- although I think you can use Notepad).
As soon as the changes are made, a refresh on your website(s) will immediately show that they are now functioning normally.
QUESTION NO. 1 -- REASON -- What are the effects of these changes? What is the security implication? Why was the change done?
QUESTION NO. 2 -- COVERAGE -- Does this problem only affect some websites? Or all of GlowHosts customers? If so, what is special about the affected websites?
QUESTION NO. 3 -- ANNOUNCEMENT -- This was a pretty wierd issue, and when you visited the website, kind of a shock. Apparently the change was made due to an emergency security problem. But why not inform people about the problem? Why not send an email?
QUESTION NO. 4 -- DIFFICULTY -- If one is not possessed of basic technical savvy, one would not be able to solve the issue. What is GlowHost thinking? Are many customers faced with websites that don't work properly anymore? How does GlowHost think that unskilled users can fix this?
QUESTION NO. 5 -- TICKET SYSTEM DOWN -- Coincidentally to this problem, the Ticket System went down for maintenance. But if you tried to go there, you'd get an ACCOUNT SUSPENDED notice. Like this was wierd -- and apparently the WORST possible customer relations! In the middle of a GlowHost-initiated problem (even to support a fix around security), the ticket system goes down? Maybe it wasn't a coincidence! But why "account suspended"? Why not a "it's not your fault, we'll be back on line shortly"...????
COMMENT ON LIVE SUPPORT -- At least the Live Support worked great, Slavik was great, and the response was super fast and correct.
GlowHost is an absolutely terrific host, and has great technical support and terrific reliability, as well as being affordable. So, the above questions are offered in that context!
Thanks,
John