Re: read smb drive

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Steve Staples <sstaples@mnsi.net> wrote: > Hey guys (and gals) > > I am writing something that needs to connect to a SMB server... can this > be done easliy? > > I copied a sample code from php.net that used the system() command and > mounted the SMB to a /mnt/tmp partion, and technically, it works.... the > problem is, is that mount has to be run as root... > > is there a way to put the "mount/unmount" commands into an allowed > command? i supposed, the other problem is, is waht if this is on a > windows machine? > > i dont really want to mess with permissions too much, since this will > have to be portable from linux to windows... any help would be > appreciated... > is there any reason the php application code has to be responsible for mounting the network drive? typically this is an os-level responsibility. -nathan