[openupload-devel] permissions on templates_c

[Bob M. <bo...@co...>]

Greetings,

I have set up openupload as a multisite installation on a server that
uses mpm-itk.  In case you are not familiar, mpm-itk is an apache2
package that changes uid of the web server based on the URL it is
serving, so that each site can be owned by an individual user.  Similar
to suexec, and others I am sure.

The problem I am encountering is with making the templates_c directory
writable by the web server.  Since the web server has a different uid
depending on the site it is serving, owning the templates_c directory to
the web server denies access to the directory.

This creates a situation where I need to either make the templates_c
directory world writable (undesirable on several levels), or I need to
add each site's uid to a group and grant that group write access to
templates_c (better, but administratively burdensome).  Both of these
ideas tested as working on a sandbox server, but I am searching for
better options for production use.

If the world was aligned to my desires, I would be able to have a
separate templates_c directory for each site on the server that I could
keep with each site's data and www directory.  So far no amount of
experimenting or googling has led me to a method where this can be
accomplished, and I am not so good with code that I have been able to
decipher where or how I might implement that.

So the questions would be: is it possible to have a separate templates_c
directory for each site?  If there is any documentation, I haven't found
it, a pointer would be kindly appreciated.  And, assuming I cannot have
a separate templates_c directory for each site, can anyone suggest a
cleaner way to allow all sites write access to the templates_c
directory?

Thank you...

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