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PHP Requirements

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Softriva .com

Friday 13 October 2006 4:11:42 am

I just signed up with a webhost and trying to install php. The system asked me this question


Mod Php
version 4.4.2

The following six PHP functions pose security risks to your VPS account. Disabling them will provide improved security, but may cause some applications or scripts to stop working. Please check the boxes next to the functions you wish to enable. -IMPORTANT- Only enable these functions if you are sure that you need them. (NOTE: You can enable/disable them from the edit menu after installation.)

cmd
passthru
popen
proc_open
shell_exec
system

Which of the following I need?

Claudia Kosny

Friday 13 October 2006 7:09:13 am

Hi OOzy

Just grep for each command. Or on Windows use the search function and use for files that contain one of the commands.
I am pretty sure that I have seen a passthru being used for the binary files but it might have been in some extension, I am not sure. I haven't got an ez installation available right now so I cannot tell you.

Greetings from Luxembourg

Claudia

Softriva .com

Friday 13 October 2006 7:23:27 am

:( not sure how to grep!!

I am running Linux.

Claudia Kosny

Friday 13 October 2006 11:12:47 am

Hi OOzy

man grep or google is your friend in this case.

Example:

grep -r 'hello' /home/gigi

searches for `hello' in all files under the directory `/home/gigi'.

Anyway here the results for EZ 3.8.4:
unused - cmd, popen, proc_open, shell_exec
used - system, passthru

Greetings from Luxembourg

Claudia