>Hi Gurus, > >I am using PHP 4.1.1, Postgresql 7.2 and Perl 5.6.0 on Linux. > >I want to delete files in a directory,which were created 15 days back. > >I can not do it, with PHP filesystem and directory functions, as PHP runs as >"nobody" user. > >Can anybody pls. help me ?
Well... There are several options: 1. Make the files be delete-able by "nobody" This, of course, means *ANY* other user on the system can delete them whenever they want to. 2. Use PHP (CGI) running under a cron job to delete the things that are "old" or somehow marked for deletion by the web-page. The cron job can be schedule by a real user, and will have all their powers. This is probably "safest" and "easiest" of all the options. 3. Add another mime-type to httpd.conf and run a *second* PHP as CGI under that mime-type (and filename extension) and then suExec that to run as the owner of the files. Once again, *anybody* who can use the mime-type can then run as that user, so be sure you pin-point the (using httpd.conf <Directory>) this into a directory only *YOU* can put PHP scripts, or you might as well just do 1. 4. Write a sudo shell script that allows *ONLY* the files in question (either restricted by directory or name or something similar) to be deleted by nobody. There are probably more options... -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm I'm looking for a PRO QUALITY two-input sound card supported by Linux (any major distro). Need to record live events (mixed already) to stereo CD-quality. Soundcard Recommendations? Software to handle the recording? Don't need fancy mixer stuff. Zero (0) post-production time. Just raw PCM/WAV/AIFF 16+ bit, 44.1KHz, Stereo audio-to-disk. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
