On Oct 28, 2011, at 11:07 AM, Daniel Brown wrote: > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:01, Tedd Sperling <tedd.sperl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> But does having execute permissions set on a script affect the scripts >> ability to run shell commands? > > Negative. It won't inherit permissions, though one might expect > that to make sense. > >> For example, if I have a script that contains a shell command, can I >> prohibit that script from executing the command by setting it's execute >> permission to not execute? > > No, the best you could do is disable all shell access, or limit > the commands that can be run via the shell, but the latter option is > getting beyond the scope of a PHP question. > >> Certainly, as is my normal custom, I could try it and find out for myself -- >> but I have always been reluctant to use shell commands. Besides, never >> having used them, I don't see their advantage yet. Currently, they seem >> strange and dangerous to me. > > If you're doing it on php1.net, you're safe. The only damage that > can happen on that server is to your own account. That's > unfortunately not true of all hosting providers, but you're good > there. ;-P > > -- > </Daniel P. Brown>
Mucho thanks for the clarification, information, and authorization. I'll keep that in mind re php1.net and try not to be a teddzilla when I investigate shell commands. :-) Cheers, tedd PS: I have not trimmed the post because I think it is important to repeat this. ____________________ t...@sperling.com http://sperling.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
