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Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser [message #180429 is a reply to message #180427] Wed, 13 February 2013 11:14 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Jerry Stuckle is currently offline  Jerry Stuckle
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On 2/12/2013 11:09 PM, Cal Dershowitz wrote:
> On 02/12/2013 07:27 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> All here by the looks of it
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP
>>
>>
>>
>
> Thanks all for comments. I got as far in the process as to have a
> localhost that shows up in a browser and try to write test.php, and I
> don't want to get too far ahead of myself with enabling permissions.
>
> $ cat > test.php
> bash: test.php: Permission denied
> $ pwd
> /var/www
> $ cd ..
> $ ls -l
> total 48
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 1 17:18 backups
> drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4096 Feb 12 20:06 cache
> drwxrwsrwt 2 root whoopsie 4096 Dec 13 07:35 crash
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 23 2012 games
> drwxr-xr-x 66 root root 4096 Feb 12 20:07 lib
> drwxrwsr-x 2 root staff 4096 Apr 19 2012 local
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Jan 23 02:33 lock -> /run/lock
> drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 4096 Feb 12 20:07 log
> drwxrwsr-x 2 root mail 4096 Apr 23 2012 mail
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 23 2012 opt
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jan 23 02:33 run -> /run
> drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Apr 23 2012 spool
> drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Feb 12 20:02 tmp
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 12 20:08 www
> $
>
> Without any better notion, I would simply chmod a +w here for www, but
> I'd first like to ask if that's a good idea, as sometimes I've found
> that when I lack permission to do something, that it's more like keeping
> me from shooting myself in the foot.
>
> What would you do now?

I wouldn't be running as root. You should almost never use root as a
user account. Rather, run as a user account with the appropriate
permissions. And set your directories up similarly.

But Linux permissions are off topic here. You should be asking in an
ubuntu group - where you'll get good advice for your OS-related questions.

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