Re: php4 as a module AND a cgi

I'd like to see this also. - Kath ----- Original Message ----- From: "colin olkowski" <frodo@interport.net> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 3:58 PM Subject: [PHP] php4 as a module AND a cgi > hi all, > > thanks for the replies. many of you asked why I want to use php4 as a cgi. > > basically it boils down to this, using PHP as CGI you can run PHP scripts > via cron tab, which eliminates the need for shell scripting (yeah baby). > > i did some investigation a few months ago (when I was on a virtual host) and > found that cron could not call PHP scripts due to the fact that it's Apache > calling the cron process not root (or another user). > > a work around seems to be sending everything to Lynx (or the equivalent) but > at the time my hosting provider would not allow me to do this. > > anyone have a faster, more secure way to call PHP via cron? > > p.s. in reply to my earlier post i got differing reports as to the security > concerns of running PHP as a cgi. one person replied that cgi shoudl be > avoided at all costs while another said that he thought it was the way to > go. > > thoughts? > > p.p.s thanks for the replies to my questions, it's extremely helpful. > > colin o. > > colin olkowski - frodo@interport.net > cell 917.549.8395 > land 212.414.4481 > > > > -- > 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 >