Have the same issue on this end when checking "phpinfo.php". Seems all the tricks did not turn OFF register globals including a php.ini file in the root. So now asking the host what is the next step.

Have a number of Drupal installs with this host but all are older versions. This is the fist time I have used version 5.7 so it is a bit more challenging. Maybe it is time to find a host that is using PHP 5.

Jim