diff --git a/backend/index.php b/backend/index.php
index 44d29bbd1..415021669 100644
--- a/backend/index.php
+++ b/backend/index.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
 // Simulate a /backend shortcut call
+$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REQUEST_URI'] = '/backend';
 include_once 'prepend.inc';
-$REQUEST_URI = '/backend';
 include_once "$DOCUMENT_ROOT/error/index.php";
 
 ?>
diff --git a/bin/index.php b/bin/index.php
index 72a2eb994..869819c51 100644
--- a/bin/index.php
+++ b/bin/index.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
 // Simulate a /bin shortcut call
+$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REQUEST_URI'] = '/bin';
 include_once 'prepend.inc';
-$REQUEST_URI = '/bin';
 include_once "$DOCUMENT_ROOT/error/index.php";
 
 ?>
diff --git a/images/index.php b/images/index.php
index 6e1e07a96..983ad6527 100644
--- a/images/index.php
+++ b/images/index.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
 // Simulate a /images shortcut call
+$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REQUEST_URI'] = '/images';
 include_once 'prepend.inc';
-$REQUEST_URI = '/images';
 include_once "$DOCUMENT_ROOT/error/index.php";
 
 ?>
diff --git a/include/index.php b/include/index.php
index 4fa7c7c86..12073bab4 100644
--- a/include/index.php
+++ b/include/index.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
 // Simulate a /include shortcut call
+$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REQUEST_URI'] = '/include';
 include_once 'prepend.inc';
-$REQUEST_URI = '/include';
 include_once "$DOCUMENT_ROOT/error/index.php";
 
 ?>
diff --git a/pear/index.php b/pear/index.php
index 498772576..043ca0318 100644
--- a/pear/index.php
+++ b/pear/index.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
 // Simulate a /pear shortcut call
+$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REQUEST_URI'] = '/pear';
 include_once 'prepend.inc';
-$REQUEST_URI = '/pear';
 include_once "$DOCUMENT_ROOT/error/index.php";
 
 ?>