On 07-Jun-2000 Robert Varga wrote: > > > On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > >> >> On 07-Jun-2000 Robert Varga wrote: >> > >> > That is not the same problem. When I refer on users, they are meant as >> > system users on the webserver, not web visitors. >> > >> > What I need is a way to provide separate mysql databases to all >> > virtualhosts and webserver users, without a possibility for them to access >> > each other's databases. >> > >> >> each v host gets a user, the web daemon runs as that user. The mysql >> passwds >> are in a file that that user can read. Only people who can learn it are >> other >> members of the v host. >> > > No, that is only true if it is a cgi. Apache modules don't change uid-s. > They always run as set globally in httpd.conf, by default www-data, and > you cannot override it for virtual hosts. > > What you can override is running cgi-s or exec-s from SSI-s. The User / > Group override for virtual hosts is only for cgi-s run in that virtual > host. > > PHP is an apache module on our site, and if it was run from a cgi > (php3-cgi package) then performance would decrease due to > 1. not having persistent connections > 2. having to load the php interpreter on every request for every php > page. >
apache runs as the vhost user. One apache daemon group per v host.
