[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Randal L. Schwartz) wrote: >>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Jim> Basically, mod_perl can run scripts in the same manner as any other >Jim> unix program. > >Maybe we're getting hung up on details, but "mod_perl" is not a "unix >program". It's a module for Apache. Therefore, "in the same manner" >is no longer applicable. > >mod_cgi forks to run processes. > >mod_perl doesn't fork. > >mod_perl can run Perl code via the embedded Perl interpreter, and this >interpreter can cause a fork. But mod_perl doesn't inherently fork at >all. > >And the distinction is important, especially in the context of >this discussion (setuid with "mod_perl").
And the sky isn't blue, but the results are the same. mod_perl can't run scripts. Scripts can be run from mod_perl. More than that, set-uid scripts can be run from mod_perl and offer one of the better ways of doing things that require root privileges. -- James Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 979-862-3725 Texas A&M CIS Operating Systems Group, Unix
