Re: patch installation

On Saturday 09 March 2002 05:21, abw wrote: > I have downloaded the patch for the security bug found with the file > uploading. One server has php 4.0.6 and the other has 4.1.1, but my problem > is that the patch does not have any instructions. > > I was going to use the patch command, but I don't know what parameters to > use. > > This question was asked on the mailing list a few days ago, but there were > no replies. There was, search the archives. > Can anybody tell me how I might install the patch on the servers? Do I have > to install it over the source and recompile? What command line might I use? > It is a hot fix? untar/unzip the file ---> rfc1867.c.diff-4.0.6 cd /path/to/source/php-4.0.06/main You should have a file called rfc1867.c then: patch rfc1867.c /path/to/where/you/extracted/rfc1867.c.diff-4.0.6 Then do the usual ./configure, make, etc. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk /* Don't feed the bats tonight. */