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Re: Only Allow exec in CLI [message #179177 is a reply to message #179176] Mon, 24 September 2012 02:26 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Jerry Stuckle is currently offline  Jerry Stuckle
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On 9/23/2012 9:30 PM, cph wrote:
> On Sunday, September 23, 2012 6:06:41 PM UTC-7, Gordon Burditt wrote:
>>> For security I am looking to add exec() and similar commands to
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>>> the disable functions setting in php.ini but I do have a need to
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>>> execute command line commands within a cron job I am writing in
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>>> PHP. I believe I heard this is possible but I would just like to
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>>> confirm this or find a workaround.
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>> You can specify a directory to look for php.ini on the command line
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>> ( -c <directory> ) for the CLI version of PHP. Thus, that cron job
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>> can use a completely different php.ini with different configuration
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>> than any other use of PHP. Does that meet your requirements?
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>> Use the --ini option to find out what files it's actually loading.
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>> You might want to put the job in a wrapper shell script.
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> For security I assume there is no way for a php script on the server to switch to the php.ini that has exec() enabled.
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> That is, if a customer has ftp access to a site for them, they are forced to use the php.ini setup that disables it.
>

There is no way if your system administrator has properly set up Linux
security.

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