Re: Scripts run as a specific user.

I interpreted no dis, I really just need a direction. The rest I can handle from there. Are there any known security problems with running PHP as a stand alone program? Thanks for all of your help, and weather you believe me or not, it has helped me greatly. I have a project at work involving a really big customer that wants to use PHP, http://www.cantonrep.com, to upload some files, and your direction has helped me give them a feasable solution. ----- Original Message ----- From: Angelko Krstanovic <angelko@saw.net> To: Timothy A. DeWees <whtdrgn@mail.cannet.com> Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Scripts run as a specific user. > you will need to read about the methods of php installation > in the documentation that comes with the php source > distribution. > > i don't mean to diss you. there really is a great deal of > good info in the installation documentation. > > -angelko > > On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Timothy A. DeWees wrote: > > > I am looking for a script to run a s specific user to get fopen("filename", > > "w"); to work. I cannot create a file in a > > certain directory because user nobody does not have access to that > > directory. When you say stand alone app, what > > does that mean? How would I get Apache to use it then? Will that hinder > > the performance of Apache? Thank you > > all for you help, I really do apretiate the quick response I get from this > > list :-) > > > > Thanks, > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Angelko Krstanovic <angelko@saw.net> > > To: Timothy A. DeWees <whtdrgn@mail.cannet.com> > > Cc: Brad Handy <bhandy@jack-of-all-trades.net>; <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 3:01 PM > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Scripts run as a specific user. > > > > > > > if you do a search on php mail archive, you will find that > > > suexec will work for php if php is compiled as a standalone > > > app, but it will not work if it runs as a module. > > > > > > another option besides suexec is a cgi wrapper called cgiwrap. > > > it too will work only with cgi scripts. > > > > > > if you need to run php as a module, and are able to install > > > your own web server (apache?) then you can specify a user > > > under which the web server process (in unix) will run. > > > > > > -angelko > > > > > > On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Timothy A. DeWees wrote: > > > > > > > The apache suExec directive will execute all CGI processes as the user > > you > > > > specify with the "User" directive. This is not working. Doed PHP count > > as > > > > CGI resources? > > > > > > > > in my httpd.conf file I have the following. > > > > > > > > <VirtualHost 208.155.248.53:80> > > > > User americalist > > > > Options FollowSymLinks Indexes ExecCGI > > > > DocumentRoot /u/www/<DOMAIN>/www > > > > ErrorDocument 404 /redirect.php > > > > ServerName <DOMAIN sorry wont give this out> > > > > ErrorLog "|/usr/local/sbin/cronolog > > > > /u/www/logs/test.americalist.com/%Y-%merror.log" > > > > CustomLog "|/ust/local/sbin/cronolog > > > > /u/www/logs/test.americalist.com/%Y-%maccess.log" combined > > > > </VirtualHost> > > > > > > > > any suggestions. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Brad Handy <bhandy@jack-of-all-trades.net> > > > > To: Timothy A. DeWees <whtdrgn@mail.cannet.com> > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 3:55 PM > > > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Scripts run as a specific user. > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is a setting in the Apache Web Server's configuration file that > > can > > > > > set the UID of the process to that of the scripts owner. I don't > > recall > > > > > what that parameter is, but it does exist, > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Brad Handy > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > > > > > Bradley M. Handy | Email: brad@synergysoup.com > > > > > Director of Internet Programming | Phone: (517) 371-7830 > > > > > Synergy Soup Interactive | (877) 371-7830 > > > > > 831 N. Washington Avenue | > > > > > Lansing, MI 48906 | > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Timothy A. DeWees [mailto:whtdrgn@mail.cannet.com] > > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 9:44 AM > > > > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > > > > Subject: [PHP] Scripts run as a specific user. > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > Is there any way for me to run a PHP script as a specified user, > > or as > > > > > the user who owns the script. If you have a solution for me can you > > > > please > > > > > reply to this email address whtdrgn@cannet.com (I am not on the list). > > > > > Thanks in advanced, and good luck. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > > Timothy A. DeWees > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > > >

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