--- chatroomread.php2	2006-11-21 08:22:53.000000000 -0800
+++ chatroomread.php	2006-11-21 08:57:39.000000000 -0800
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ if (isset($_POST['smileys_base'])) {
   }
 }
 $smileys = isset($smileys_module_file);
+//save this variable in POST since drupal_unset_globals will delete $smileys
+//when register_globals is on (see #78920)
+$_POST['smileys'] = $smileys;
 
 /**
  * chat request code
@@ -82,14 +85,9 @@ if (isset($_POST['chat_id'])) {
     }
   }
 
-  // get the request values we're interested in
+  // get the request values we're interested in before drupal_bootsrap
   $browser_timestamp = $_POST['timestamp'];
-  $update_count      = $_POST['update_count'];
-  $chat_id           = $_POST['chat_id'];
-  $last_msg_id       = $_POST['last_msg_id'];
   $chat_cache_file   = urldecode($_POST['chat_cache_file']);
-  $online_list       = isset($_POST['online_list']) ? true : false;
-  $timezone          = isset($_POST['timezone']) ? $_POST['timezone'] : 0;
 
   if ($write_request === false) {
     // see if we have a cache hit by comparing the timestamps
@@ -110,6 +108,18 @@ if (isset($_POST['chat_id'])) {
   }
   drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_SESSION);
 
+  //make sure Apache configurations with register_globals on
+  //get variables (see #78920 on drupal.org)
+  $browser_timestamp = $_POST['timestamp'];
+  $update_count      = $_POST['update_count'];
+  $chat_id           = $_POST['chat_id'];
+  $last_msg_id       = $_POST['last_msg_id'];
+  $chat_cache_file   = urldecode($_POST['chat_cache_file']);
+  $online_list       = isset($_POST['online_list']) ? true : false;
+  $timezone          = isset($_POST['timezone']) ? $_POST['timezone'] : 0;
+  $write_request     = $write_request = empty($_POST['chatroomMsg']) ? false : true; 
+  $smileys           = $_POST['smileys'];
+
   $recipient = empty($_POST['recipient']) ? "" : $_POST['recipient'];
   $type      = is_null($_POST['type']) ? "msg" : $_POST['type'];
 
@@ -166,13 +176,27 @@ if (isset($_POST['block_update'])) {
   if ($chat_cache_hit && $room_cache_hit && !isset($_POST['uid'])) {
     exit;
   }
+  
+  //make sure Apache configurations with register_globals on
+  //get variables (see #78920 on drupal.org)
+  $_POST['room_cache_file'] = $room_cache_file;
+  $_POST['room_cache_hit']  = $room_cache_hit;
+  $_POST['chat_cache_file'] = $chat_cache_file;
+  $_POST['chat_cache_hit']  = $chat_cache_hit;
 
   // cache miss, so bootstrap drupal
-  $room_js = $chat_js = $user_js = '[]';
   require './includes/bootstrap.inc';
   require $user_module_file;
   require $chatroom_module_file;
   drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_SESSION);
+  $room_js = $chat_js = $user_js = '[]';
+  
+  //make sure Apache configurations with register_globals on
+  //get variables (see #78920 on drupal.org)
+  $room_cache_file = $_POST['room_cache_file'];
+  $room_cache_hit  = $_POST['room_cache_hit'];
+  $chat_cache_file = $_POST['chat_cache_file'];
+  $chat_cache_hit  = $_POST['chat_cache_hit'];
 
   // get the js for the cache misses
   if (!$chat_cache_hit) {