PHP 4.0 Bug #9515: PHP misbehaves when run as a script with SERVER_NAME environment variable def'd

From: bram@xspace.com Operating system: Linux PHP version: 4.0.4pl1 PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: PHP misbehaves when run as a script with SERVER_NAME environment variable def'd In order to run a php script under a separate account while serving a web page, I use suexec to run php script as a shell. Problem: When the environment variable SERVER_NAME is defined, PHP misbelieves that it is NOT a shell script. In reality, it is a shell script. Bug 8898 is more less the same problem with another symptom. Some functions simply do not work correctly. GetMyUID() returns nothing when PHP is running as a shell script, but the environment variable SERVER_NAME is defined. As a last resort, an invocation flag option should be available to inform PHP that it is a shell script being invoked by a web server. -- Edit Bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=9515&edit=1