Re: Help with windows 2003 iis6, exec() and permissions

> What is the correct way to setup php/iis to allow php access to run exec() > (ping.exe,cat.exe (from gnu utilities for win32), and any other command > shell stuff.) etc. access to %windir%\system32\cmd.exe is required. this is denied in a default IIS6 installation. -- Louis Solomon www.SteelBytes.com "Adam Niedzwiedzki" <adstar@genis-x.com> wrote in message news:20050518221257.31314.qmail@lists.php.net... > Hi all, > > There is so much info on google/pnp.net etc on this but all of them seem > to work some of the time and the rest of them seem to work the rest of the > time;). > > I just can't seem to find what is the most secure and correct/guaranteed > way of setting this up. > > A windows 2003 server, running IIS6, and PHP 4.3.11, soon to move to php > 5.0.4. > What is the correct way to setup php/iis to allow php access to run exec() > (ping.exe,cat.exe (from gnu utilities for win32), and any other command > shell stuff.) etc. > Also what is the correct way to setup folder permissions on Windows 2003 > to allow php to write a file. Is it possible to set permissions on the > folder and not the file (in case it has the file is deleted and uploaded > again etc). > > I've googled and found 1000's, 10's of 1000's of options but after working > through the first half dozen and not having any luck (or most of the > saying that you open your system up to a HUGE security hole if you give > IUSER_XXX write access to cmd.exe, I'm just after the > "correct"/recommended" way to do the above. > > Cheers > Adam >