On Fri, 2009-01-16 at 09:36 -0600, Tegan Dowling wrote: > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 9:33 AM, Patrick R. Michaud <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 07:54:38AM -0600, Tegan Dowling wrote: > >> I'm trying out a new host, and trying to get my uninformed head around > >> the various settings and options in the basic installation > >> environment. I (think I) know that I need to check the "PHP support" > >> option, but should I then check the "(PHP 'safe_mode' on )" > >> sub-option? Is safe mode useful/valuable/important? > > > > I find "safe mode" to be far more trouble than it's worth, > > and despite its name, I don't think it makes anything > > truly safer. Indeed, I think it serves to lull site > > administrators into believing that things are somehow > > "safer" when they really not. > > Thank you to PM and Rogutės for your recommendations -- Safe Mode will > not be employed!
It goes completely away in PHP 6. I wouldn't use it. _______________________________________________ pmwiki-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users
