cvs: peardoc /en/chapters installation.xml

From: Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 23:13:42 +0000
Subject: cvs: peardoc /en/chapters installation.xml
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cellog Sat Sep 17 19:13:42 2005 EDT Modified files: /peardoc/en/chapters installation.xml Log: refer to PEAR_RemoteInstaller add prominent warning about insecurity of PHP http://cvs.php.net/diff.php/peardoc/en/chapters/installation.xml?r1=1.30&r2=1.31&ty=u Index: peardoc/en/chapters/installation.xml diff -u peardoc/en/chapters/installation.xml:1.30 peardoc/en/chapters/installation.xml:1.31 --- peardoc/en/chapters/installation.xml:1.30 Fri Sep 9 16:01:06 2005 +++ peardoc/en/chapters/installation.xml Sat Sep 17 19:13:41 2005 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.30 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.31 $ --> <chapter id="installation"> <chapterinfo> <author> @@ -109,8 +109,16 @@ <para> If you are running your site at a web hosting provider with no direct access to the server (via local logins, Telnet or SSH), you - can't use the PEAR Installer unless you are using PEAR 1.4.x and have - ftp access (sftp access is not yet supported). If you are customer of a + can't use the PEAR Installer unless you are using PEAR_RemoteInstaller and have + ftp access (sftp access is not yet supported). + </para> + <warning> + <simpara> + FTP as a protocol is inherently insecure, as passwords are sent unencrypted. + </simpara> + </warning> + <para> + If you are customer of a smart web hosting company, the chances are very well that the most commonly used PEAR packages are already installed on the machine that is hosting your site. If that is not the case or if

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