Re: [PHP4BETA] You should not have to choose
| From: | Rasmus Lerdorf | Date: | Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [PHP4BETA] You should not have to choose | ||
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> I think it would be a very good idea if you could suEXEC php-scripts
> even if you use the module version of PHP.
> I know this is a webserver problem, but there must be a way to solve it
> anyway. Like, creating a Apache-patch that the user can choose to apply
> or not.
>
> I hope someone one day figures out a solution for this problem.
This is by no means a PHP issue. This is a web server issue and it is on
the TODO list for Apache 2.0 or 2.1.
> And if the suEXEC feature existed in the module version of PHP, many
> ISPs would stop using the cgi-version. Then the statistics of how many
> users PHP has would become more reliable.
That's probably true, but not something that runs our lives. It is cool
that a lot of people use PHP, but we are not going to jump through hoops
for the sole purpose of inflating the usage numbers.
-Rasmus