Re: hosting provider won't enable ftp_connect()
| From: | Robby Russell | Date: | Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:45:32 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: hosting provider won't enable ftp_connect() | ||
| References: | 1 2 3 | Groups: | php.general |
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On Tue, 2004-08-10 at 07:41, Brian Anderson wrote:
> I am trying to get a hosting provider(Godaddy.com) to enable the ftp_connect
> extensions to php. They tell me that they cannot do so for security reasons.
> Is this really such a security issue?
>
> At php.net I read the advice:
>
> "for ftp to work you must do ./configure --enable-ftp in php4"
>
> ...and from phpcollab.com:
>
> "You should ask your hosting provider to install those for you, probably
> they will do without much problem. Or, if they don't want to, you should
> consider choosing another provider."
>
> If it is an issue, does anyone know of a hosting provider that allows these
> extensions?
>
> -Brian Anderson
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