On Sat, Aug 10, 2002 at 01:12:38PM -0400, Al wrote:
> I'm on a virtual host without a shell account and need execute a UNIX
> command.
>
> ln -s ../afile.php index.php
In a PHP script, you can do this -- if permissions are favorable:
exec('ln -s ../afile.php index.php');
> Is there some way to do this [e.g., with a htaccess file]?
In an .htaccess file, you can put this
DirectoryIndex afile.php
> What happens when you execute UNIX commands like the one above? Does it
> make a file, change the config?
It makes a link in the file system. -s makes the link symbolic.
http://www.tac.eu.org/cgi-bin/man-cgi?ln++NetBSD-current
--Dan
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