Re: [PHP] automatically updating software
Ernest E Vogelsinger wrote... >> You could use eval(), but that didn't work for me since I had mixed >> PHP/XHTML. > > Why wouldn't it work? Your example worked wonderfully, but I wasn't able to make eval() work with mixed PHP/XHTML content (which is what I'm creating). -- Charles Wiltgen -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] automatically updating software
on 12/11/02 1:45 AM, Peter VanDijck ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > But that's scary for the user (granting some company access to your > server???). Wouldn't they just be providing FTP access with a uname and pword to a specific directory or group of directories? Another idea: If you have user management and some form of CMS, perhaps you can detect when the "admin" user is logged in, and if some content packages have changed, prompt them for download? Sure, this will require them to unzip or decompress the package, and install the components themselves, but it would be pretty easy with a short text file explaining what goes where... Justin French Creative Director http://Indent.com.au Web Developent & Graphic Design -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] automatically updating software
Peter VanDijck wrote... >> Security issues will prevent you from reading or writing any files that >> your PHP process doesn't have permissions for. In my experience, the only >> reliable way to do this is by using FTP using the username and password that >> the user will (presumably) give you. > > But that's scary for the user (granting some company access to your > server???). Isn't there another way? I was thinking I could keep crucial > function libraries in a database (not sure if that is possible??) and then > just update them like that, no write access hassles. Can that be done? Can you > keep your functions in a database and "include" them from there? You could use eval(), but that didn't work for me since I had mixed PHP/XHTML. -- Charles Wiltgen -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] automatically updating software
> > Some ideas so far (that will probably betray my ignorance :): - updating > > images will require write access that may introduce security issues? > > Security issues will prevent you from reading or writing any files that > your PHP process doesn't have permissions for. In my experience, the only > reliable way to do this is by using FTP using the username and password that > the user will (presumably) give you. But that's scary for the user (granting some company access to your server???). Isn't there another way? I was thinking I could keep crucial function libraries in a database (not sure if that is possible??) and then just update them like that, no write access hassles. Can that be done? Can you keep your functions in a database and "include" them from there? Peter -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] automatically updating software
Peter VanDijck wrote... > I want to write some (browser based) software that will get installed on the > client's servers, and I want it to update automatically (as in Windows XP: new > updates are downloaded and presented for install). Can that be done with PHP? I've been considering something similar, and I don't see any reason why it can't be done. Ultimately, this is just be using PHP to FTP something from one place to another with lots of logic on top. > Some ideas so far (that will probably betray my ignorance :): - updating > images will require write access that may introduce security issues? Security issues will prevent you from reading or writing any files that your PHP process doesn't have permissions for. In my experience, the only reliable way to do this is by using FTP using the username and password that the user will (presumably) give you. -- Charles Wiltgen "Well, once again my friend, we find that science is a two-headed beast. One head is nice, it gives us aspirin and other modern conveniences... but the other head of science is bad! Oh beware the other head of science...it bites!" -- The Tick -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
