Req #33937 [Opn->Wfx]: mail() uses popen() instead of execv*()

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=33937&edit=1 ID: 33937 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: chaton at skreel dot org Summary: mail() uses popen() instead of execv*() -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Mail related Operating System: * PHP Version: * -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Given the small amount of feedback on this feature request over the long time, I'm closing as WONTFIX. If anybody is still looking for this feature, please pursue the RFC process[1]. [1] <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/howto> Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-03-17 17:56:36] anrdaemon at freemail dot ru Proper solution is to not use external executables to handle mail. Code s in there, see #9308 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-07-31 22:02:07] chaton at skreel dot org Description: ------------ PHP's mail() function uses popen() instead of execve() to call the sendmail executable. This was probably done because it saved the parameter parsing, but it makes it impossible to use PHP's mail() function inside of a chroot() jail unless /bin/sh is copied inside the chroot()-ed environement. As more and more Apache installs get chroot()-ed, it would be nice to rewrite the code to properly use execve(). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=33937&edit=1