Apache Help Please!!!

Having trouble developing websites on my local apache servers.

I am taking a php class from URL

I am having to host my files on another server due to my server not responding to $HTTP_REFERER or $SERVER_NAME or other variable like these. I have searched Google and this forum looking for anyone who is having the same issues with no luck

OK, I am running
Linux - fedora project
apache 2.0.47

I have this server set up on a LAN using a router and I have the ports opened and have no trouble accessing it from the WAN IP. Can someone tell me what I need to do to get the variables to wrok?

Thanks in advance..

Check your php.ini to see if you've got register_globals turned off. I'm not sure that'd cause this problem, but it can't hurt to check. Also, you might try using the getenv() function: getenv("HTTP_REFERER"), for example.

I found it in the php.ini after I posted. Thanks again for your help.
Iam a newbie at this PHP stuff and I am having issues everywhere. I am trying to build a database driven website all on my own, but it is getting hard.

I am trying to enter a simple code just to show the user name of who is signed in, and having alot of trouble. I'll keep hacking at it till I get it tho..

If its a membership system you're developing, there's some great articles on this site that might be some help to you...

Creating a membership system
Creating a secure PHP Login Script

Ok,
I've been trying to make this work for about 5 hours now..
I've broken three doors and smashed several walls, I'm
about to jump.

Installed Apache 2.0.47 on XP pro
for net domain I typed:
localhost
for server name I typed:
localhost
for email I typed my email
used port 80, as a service

now when I open my browser and type in http://localhost/
get nothing.
I have a little icon in my bottom right. so what now? how do I start the server what now help please I'm freaking out.

when I open the httpd.conf file
the thing is set to Listen 80.
I've installed, unistalled, installed, deleted folders, deleted conf. file, so on and ect.
I've changed the Listen to 8080, i've changed it to 127.0.0.1 nothing pleased tell me
that I have to type something else in the browser to view the server.