Simon wrote: > Hi there, we are running debian sarge for a virtual hosting box. PHP > safe mode is on for all users with a host of other php_admin_values etc. > We are running name based virtual hosting for all hosts except SSL hosts > which have their own IP... We are using pureftpd for our FTP server, > with the u/p in a mysql database and chrooting the users in their dir. > > Currently the server runs as the debian default of www-data.www-data.. > and the users are all loggin in as www-client(1000).www-data.. > > So, when PHP creates a file 'test.txt' (www-data.www-data), a script > uploaded via FTP 'alterfile.php' (www-clients.www-data) cant > change/delete the generated file 'test.txt'. > > i have setup the users etc up like that as the users FTP into a > directory: /www/www.exmaple.com/, in that dir there are: backups/, > htdocs/, logs/, statistics/, ssl/. they can read everything, but only > write to htdocs/. > > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get around the above problem? > > How do i allow users to create files (with PHP) with the user of > www-data, but still restrict some other directorys from writing? > > Is this a bad thing in the first place? > > Simon > >
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