re[4]: [Phpwebsite-developers] Security

[Geoff S. <ge...@ho...>]

Mike:

I've never needed shell access to install phpWebSite, or for that matter any of =
the Open Source software we use. The 50 or 60 phpWebSite sites we host were not =
installed with shell access.

If the new standard for phpWebSite is that it will be built so that it is =
convenient for those with shell access to install and living hell for those who =
don't, please say so now. I've asked this question previously and been told =
repeatedly that shell access is not required.

Again, if the plan is for shell access to be a requirement, I need to know it =
now before I spend my money developing modules for phpWebSite.

I'll be disappointed. But, I'll find another CMS I can live with.

Geoff=20

>>  On Sun, 2003-02-16 at 14:08, Geoff Staples wrote:
 >>  > There are two scripts. But, they both require shell access which many
 >>  > people don't have.

 >>  Geoff,
 >>  PhpWebSite has always required shell access to install. I think this is
 >>  a fairly standard requirement for installing a CMS.

 >>  c m s I n f o . o r g
 >>  http://www.cmsinfo.org/

 >>  > Yes, I did look at security.txt. Here's the relevant portion (which I
 >>  > quoted in my post):
 >>  <snip>
 >>  > As I mentioned, there is user, owner, and group read, write, and
 >>  > execute. I looked at the shell script and it appears that these items
 >>  > should be set to 777 (read, write, execute access for everyone). But,
 >>  > even though that's what the shell script says, that doesn't seem right
 >>  > to me.

 >>  It is if you don't have root access, or know someone (hosting admin)
 >>  that does.

 >>  Note: only a few directories and on file are given world writable
 >>  settings using the NONROOT_secure_phpws.sh.
 >> =20
 >>  chmod 777 ../.htaccess
 >>  chmod -R 777 ../images/
 >>  chmod 777 ../conf/branch/

 >>  --=20
 >>  Mike Noyes <mhnoyes @ users.sourceforge.net>
 >>  http://sourceforge.net/users/mhnoyes/
 >>  http://leaf-project.org/  http://sitedocs.sf.net/  http://ffl.sf.net/




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