Re: Files created by PHP/Apache

From: Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:07:39 +0000
Subject: Re: Files created by PHP/Apache
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> I've got a problem with preconfigured server (Apache 1.3/MySQL 3/PHP 4): > > Files and directories created by a PHP script are always owned by the apache > user and apache group. But the script itself is inside of a virtualhost > which has another user and group (web2 / ftponly)! > > So in fact the script has to run with the rights of the user web2?? Perhaps > it does, but files/dirs are create with owner apache. PHP runs as a module inside of apache, so any files it creates are owned by the Apache user. That's the way it works. If you run PHP as a CGI, this does not happen. Or use FTP to make files. ---John Holmes...

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