note 68685 added to function.shell-exec

If you want to execute shell commands as root theres another workaround. <?php shell_exec('sudo -u root -S command_goes_here < /home/$User/dir/dir/dir/passfile'); ?> It will readout the file 'passfile' that you've hidden under quite some dirs (to make it a bit less insecure) and use the content as password to login as root. Note that storing your root password is far from secure but it's an easy way to execute commands under root in controlled environments. Nathan De Hert ---- Server IP: 216.194.113.175 Probable Submitter: 213.119.154.6 ---- X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_MISSING,FROM_NO_LOWER autolearn=no version=2.64 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.shell-exec.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/68685 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68685/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68685/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68685/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68685/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68685/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68685/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68685 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/68685 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php