Req #76645 [Fbk->NoF]: Impossible to determine correct auto pre/append file syntax.

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76645&edit=1 ID: 76645 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: php at zeweb dot co dot uk Summary: Impossible to determine correct auto pre/append file syntax. -Status: Feedback +Status: No Feedback Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Reproducible crash Operating System: Any PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem. If this is not the case and you are able to provide the information that was requested earlier, please do so and change the status of the bug back to "Re-Opened". Thank you. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-07-19 10:43:20] requinix@php.net .htaccess is controlled by Apache. Their syntax. I believe you could use quotes if you wanted though. INI files are... well, they're INI files. There's not much to explain there. It's not like the syntax is random or otherwise unpredictable. What are you asking for? PS: Anyone mucking about with their configurations on a live server is asking for trouble. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-07-19 10:34:16] spam2 at rhsoft dot net well, different glues (mod_php, fcgi) * php.ini -> global * .htaccess -> overrides in case of mod_php * .user.ini -> overrides in case of fcgi > inapplicable method will in some cases cause the entire website to go down this is *not* true, just do it proper! that's what <IfModule> in case of httpd is for and has nothing to do with PHP - when you use a config setting which is unknown for httpd it's a fatal error and so you have to make sure that the module (in that case mod_php) which offers the config directive is loaded - not more, not less <IfModule mod_php5.c> php_flag engine off </IfModule> <IfModule mod_php7.c> php_flag engine off </IfModule> <IfModule mod_php8.c> php_flag engine off </IfModule> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-07-19 10:34:08] spam2 at rhsoft dot net well, different glues (mod_php, fcgi) * php.ini -> global * .htaccess -> overrides in case of mod_php * .user.ini -> overrides in case of fcgi > inapplicable method will in some cases cause the entire website to go down this is *not* true, just do it proper! that's what <IfModule> in case of httpd is for and has nothing to do with PHP - when you use a config setting which is unknown for httpd it's a fatal error and so you have to make sure that the module (in that case mod_php) which offers the config directive is loaded - not more, not less <IfModule mod_php5.c> php_flag engine off </IfModule> <IfModule mod_php7.c> php_flag engine off </IfModule> <IfModule mod_php8.c> php_flag engine off </IfModule> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-07-19 10:15:24] php at zeweb dot co dot uk Description: ------------ Presently, depending on actual php implementation there can be three or more ways to use the auto_prepend_file directive - In .htaccess, in .user.ini or php.ini There is as far as I know no reliable way to test for the correct method on any given server. Worse, use of an inapplicable method will in some cases cause the entire website to go down. This situation makes it extremely hard to write a reliable and SAFE automatic installer for software using this feature. Applies to all php versions. (tested 5.3, 5.6, 7.2) - The php version has some bearing on which method might apply to a given server, but is not in itself a reliable indicator. Test script: --------------- In .htaccess: php_value auto_prepend_file path/to/file.php In php or .user ini: auto_prepend_file = 'path/to/file.php' Expected result: ---------------- auto_prepend_file should use a single syntax and work predictably. Actual result: -------------- Use of .htaccess syntax when not appropriate - entire website brought down with 500 error. Use of ini file syntax when not appropriate - No result. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76645&edit=1