Just remember if you do this to compile apache with your vpopmail directories under your httpd suexec directory tree or you won't be able to execute any cgi scripts for it. this would be a killer setup for a dedicated email server.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:41 AM Subject: Re: vpopmail with PHP > ** Reply to note from "CGI Guru" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mon, 12 Nov 2001 12:19:06 -0600 > > > > You probably already know this but php as an add-in module pays no attention > > to suexec, it always operates as the user/group of the server. You can get > > around this supposedly by compiling and running php as a cgi but you also > > take a pretty serious performance hit. If I were serious about developing a > > php interface to vpopmail/qmail, I'd start by running a second instance of > > apache dedicated to the project with the user and group of vpopmail. This > > should alleviate your permission problems. > > > > Yes. I can confirm all this. Including that the separate instance of > apache running as vpopmail:vchkpw works wonders as a way to interact > with vpopmail. I may release something after I upgrade my code to the > new releases. (Which I am just now starting to install to test.) > > > Rick > > Rick Widmer > Internet Marketing Specialists > http://www.developersdesk.com >
