[Xitami] CHMOD permissions

[TW]

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At 21:08 30.08.2002 +0200, you wrote:
>I run xitami on my computer to test perl/cgi and php/MySQL. How can I 
>configure xitami to enable me to CHMOD files permissions? Any step by step 
>help would be very much appreciated
>Chris


hi,

in my opinion this is none of a business to the webserver in use. It's the 
business of your scripting language.

For example with php your tasks could be done like this:

<?
...
$myCommand = exec("chmod 777 myfile");

...
?>

Complete synopsis of exec is exec(string command, array output, integer 
return), latter to params being optional and useful for debugging.
In perl its quiet similar.
Warning; Don't directly put user supplied data into command, escape it 
appropriately first if necessary.

Of course, standard unix security applies, i.e. you can only change 
permissions of files where the credentials/privileges of the user (php 
process) and  the respective file match (this is certainly the case for 
files created via php).

If you try to run perl- or other shellscripts from within php and run into 
troubles review the purpose of the safe_mode_exec_dir" and "safe_mode" 
directives in php.ini and check your settings.

hope this serves as a starting point.

tony


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At 21:08 30.08.2002 +0200, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>I run
xitami on my computer to test perl/cgi and php/MySQL. How can I configure
xitami to enable me to CHMOD files permissions? Any step by step help
would be very much appreciated</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Chris</font></blockquote><br><br>
hi,<br><br>
in my opinion this is none of a business to the webserver in use. It's
the business of your scripting language.<br><br>
For example with php your tasks could be done like this:<br><br>
&lt;?<br>
...<br>
$myCommand = exec(&quot;chmod 777 myfile&quot;);<br><br>
...<br>
?&gt;<br><br>
Complete synopsis of exec is exec(string command, array output, integer
return), latter to params being optional and useful for debugging.<br>
In perl its quiet similar.<br>
Warning; Don't directly put user supplied data into command, escape it
appropriately first if necessary.<br><br>
Of course, standard unix security applies, i.e. you can only change
permissions of files where the credentials/privileges of the user (php
process) and&nbsp; the respective file match (this is certainly the case
for files created via php).<br><br>
If you try to run perl- or other shellscripts from within php and run
into troubles review the purpose of the
<font face="Arial, Helvetica">safe_mode_exec_dir&quot; and
&quot;safe_mode&quot; directives in php.ini and check</font> your
settings.<br><br>
hope this serves as a starting point.<br><br>
tony<br><br>
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