[PHP] PHP Execution Functions
Hello all, I'm discovering the joys of PHP as supplied by RH on their 7.1 release. Actually, everything about it is SO much nicer than ASP or pure Perl. (Not to take anything away from either--PHP's just a LOT easier to get hold of!) I'm running PHP as an Apache module (default RedHat installation) but I did turn Safe Mode on. None of the execution functions work at all, though. The Safe Mode directory is set to /usr/local/bin and the script I want to run is (also) in that directory. No matter how I approach it, the system() or passthru() functions apparently execute nothing and return nothing. Not even an error message or warning of any kind. (Backticks give a decidedly pointed message in Safe Mode, though: No can do as I would expect). How DO I step out of a PHP page and execute a script or command? And would that method be safe to give to regular users? There is no mention in the manual (to which I constantly refer) nor in any place on the php.net site to tell me how this should REALLY work. Any advice would be appreciated. This is the last stumbling block to converting my web-portal 100% to PHP. Best regards, Bill
Re: [PHP] PHP Execution Functions
check http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.safe-mode.php I suspect that the problem is that the files you are trying to run are not owned by the same user as the webserver user... that page should give you details on this. Good luck, Ben On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I'm discovering the joys of PHP as supplied by RH on their 7.1 release. Actually, everything about it is SO much nicer than ASP or pure Perl. (Not to take anything away from either--PHP's just a LOT easier to get hold of!) I'm running PHP as an Apache module (default RedHat installation) but I did turn Safe Mode on. None of the execution functions work at all, though. The Safe Mode directory is set to /usr/local/bin and the script I want to run is (also) in that directory. No matter how I approach it, the system() or passthru() functions apparently execute nothing and return nothing. Not even an error message or warning of any kind. (Backticks give a decidedly pointed message in Safe Mode, though: No can do as I would expect). How DO I step out of a PHP page and execute a script or command? And would that method be safe to give to regular users? There is no mention in the manual (to which I constantly refer) nor in any place on the php.net site to tell me how this should REALLY work. Any advice would be appreciated. This is the last stumbling block to converting my web-portal 100% to PHP. Best regards, Bill -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] PHP Execution Functions
I'm discovering the joys of PHP as supplied by RH on their 7.1 release. Actually, everything about it is SO much nicer than ASP or pure Perl. (Not to take anything away from either--PHP's just a LOT easier to get hold of!) I'm running PHP as an Apache module (default RedHat installation) but I did turn Safe Mode on. None of the execution functions work at all, though. The Safe Mode directory is set to /usr/local/bin and the script I want to run is (also) in that directory. No matter how I approach it, the system() or passthru() functions apparently execute nothing and return nothing. Not even an error message or warning of any kind. (Backticks give a decidedly pointed message in Safe Mode, though: No can do as I would expect). How DO I step out of a PHP page and execute a script or command? And would that method be safe to give to regular users? There is no mention in the manual (to which I constantly refer) nor in any place on the php.net site to tell me how this should REALLY work. Does it work without safe-mode? I'd bet it doesn't. Chances are you have a basic permission problem. The script you are trying to run can not be run by the web server user id. Either the perms on the directory it is in is wrong, or the perms on the script itself is bad. -Rasmus -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
