Re: problem including images in safe_mode

On Thursday 15 July 2004 23:30, Frank Holtschke wrote: > > Even if you could prevent an included file from being parsed, I can't see > > how it would help you as you can't assign the contents to a variable. But > > you say that you "sometimes have problems" which implies that sometimes > > it works. Could you explain how it works? > > We just flush it on the display. the php-script is an image src like > <img src="showImage.php"> That's interesting. > The showImage.php does an include of the image which is located out of > the DocumentRoot. > The image is generated by a cron script. Mostly it works but sometimes > we have the problem > described above. > > > And anyway why are your images in safe_mode_include_dir in the first > > place? > > Cause php-scripts (owned by different uids => therefore the > safe_mode_include_dir ) of various virtual servers make use of the image. Several suggestions: 1) If the various virtual servers have no need to perform file operations anywhere else then you may get away with setting open_basedir appropriately. 2) Use the safe_mode_gid switch. 3) If cronjob is owned by root then have it create images for each of the virtual servers and set permissions accordingly. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ /* "Why are we importing all these highbrow plays like `Amadeus'? I could have told you Mozart was a jerk for nothing." -- Ian Shoales */