Register Globals, and Database Config

[ristretto6]

Hi, there. I have two questions. The first is:

I'm upgrading to the new version of PS and am running the installer in my new directory. It is telling me that my register globals option is not set to off, even though I have created a php.ini file with the following information and put it in my root directory:

register_globals = off
post_max_size = 20M
memory_limit = 80M
upload_max_filesize = 20M
max_execution_time = 120
expose_php = off
session.save_path = /tmp
mysqli.default_socket = /tmp/mysql5.sock

What do I need to do further, to turn register globals off?

My second question is:

I'm at the step for database configuration. In order to not lose all my data in my old version of the shop, should I give this database a NEW name, or keep it the same as the old one? How do I make sure that all my old products transfer over correctly?

Thanks!
-lindsey

[DS]

I don't know about the database stuff (I don't have a succesful install of prestashop yet) but I have had a similiar problem with the register globals...
if you are on a shared server chances are you will have to contact your tech support to fix the problem.