Re: Execute permission question

On Oct 27, 2011, at 4:51 PM, Ashley Sheridan wrote: > Yes, I just ran a quick test PHP script without any execute permissions set at all, only > rw-rw-r-- and it ran just fine, suggesting it is just an argument as Larry said. > > I don't think Apache needs execute permissions set on PHP files or pages either, only read > rights. > > -- > Thanks, > Ash Ash: You answered a question I wasn't prepared to ask, which was "How can php scripts be executed when their execute permissions aren't set?" That question begged the question of "What does execute mean?" I find the topic of permissions complicated when they can be overridden elsewhere. Thanks, tedd _____________________ tedd@sperling.com http://sperling.com