diff --git a/chapters/config.xml b/chapters/config.xml
index 605edcae38..1ff90bc314 100644
--- a/chapters/config.xml
+++ b/chapters/config.xml
@@ -468,7 +468,25 @@ include_path=".;c:\www\phplib"
 	</para>
        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
-
+		
+		<varlistentry id="ini.register-globals">
+		 <term>
+	<parameter>register_globals</parameter>
+	<type>boolean</type>
+	    </term>
+       <listitem>		 
+   <para>
+	 Tells whether or not to register the EGPCS variables as global
+    variables. You may want to turn this off if you don't want	  
+	 to clutter your scripts' global scope with user data.  This makes
+    most sense when coupled with <link linkend="ini.track-vars">track_vars</link>
+    - in which case you can access all of the GPC variables through the 
+    <symbol>$HTTP_GET_VARS</symbol>, <symbol>$HTTP_POST_VARS</symbol> and
+    <symbol>$HTTP_COOKIE_VARS</symbol> variables.	  
+	</para>
+	   </listitem>
+		</varlistentry>
+		
       <varlistentry id="ini.short-open-tag">
        <term>
 	<parameter>short_open_tag</parameter>