Re: What needs to configure to run php exec for socket connection?

On Sun, 2013-01-27 at 21:40 +1100, jupiter wrote: > On 1/27/13, Ashley Sheridan <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> wrote: > > On Sun, 2013-01-27 at 03:45 -0600, tamouse mailing lists wrote: > > > >> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 3:10 AM, jupiter <jupiter.hce@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > I have a client.php which calls an external python socket client > >> > program exec("Client.py"), the Client.py calls > >> > sockobj.connect(("localhost", 60000)) to connect socket. > >> > > >> > If I run the client.php from Linux command line $ ./client.php, it > >> > works find, no problem at all. > >> > > >> > But when I run it from web page > >> > http://localhost/client.php, it could > >> > not connect to socket at following exception in python > >> > sockobj.connect(("localhost", 60000)): > >> > > >> > "sockobj.connect Errno 13 Permission denied" > >> > > >> > Why it can run from command line, but cannot make socket connection > >> > from web? Does it need some kind of configuration in php or apache? > >> > Appreciate any tips and clues. > >> > > >> > Thank you. > >> > > >> > Kind regards. > >> > I am puzzled by > >> > >> First question: why use a separate program and language to call a > >> socket? PHP has two ways of doing it, using the Socket extension and > >> using the Stream extension. The Stream extension is a little nicer as > >> you just use standard PHP file functions on it. > >> > >> To look here, though, you might want to look at the permissions on > >> client.py to make sure it as well as the requisite paths to get to the > >> script are readable and executable by the user running your webserver, > >> or alternatively, your php scripts if running something like fcgi. > >> > > > > > > I'll take a bet that the Apache server is running as a different user > > from your login, and doesn't have permissions to open sockets. You could > > either give the Apache user permissions, or put the exec call as part of > > an argument of sudo. > > Well, it is apache for both user id and group id if you are running > from web server. The problem is not which user account, I can run it > without any problems from command line in any user accounts, the > problem is it got permission denied when you run from web server. > > > Thanks, > > Ash > > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > > > > So you've logged on/sudo'd as the Apache user and the command runs? Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk