Re: Execute Shell command?

<KPortsmout@aol.com> wrote: > Does anyone know if there is a way to execute a shell command in a php > script? I am trying to execute the following: > > /usr/sbin/cadduser -d www.domain.com -f Adrian -u testing -p testing -q 10 -w > kportsmout@aol.com If you're running an Apache module version of PHP, the program you are trying to execute will have to be owned by the same owner as Apache and user executable (chmod u+x cadduser) or world executable (chmod o+x cadduser) which is not good from a security standpoint. I'm not certain, but cadduser seems like the name of a script to add a user to Linux from the Cobalt RaQ3/4 shell tool package so you're probably running PHP as an Apache module. The alternative is to install a second copy of PHP as a CGI, in which case each PHP script runs as the owner of that script. So if an external program is owned by root, your PHP script can run it through a shell command by making your PHP script owned by root. Hopefully that will help you get closer to a solution. If not, you'll probably get better assistance if you post the answers to the following questions: What operating system, who owns the script and what are the permissions on it? Is PHP running as an Apache module or as a CGI? If it's an Apache module, what owner does Apache runs as? Also, if your system is a Cobalt RaQ you may want to post to the cobalt-users mailing list (http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-users/) to signup. -- Steve Werby President, Befriend Internet Services LLC http://www.befriend.com/