Thanks for your inputs. Will proceed from here. Well, I first posted this query on this list. But seeing no response, I thought probably it should have gone into PHP-dev list. When I posted there, I was discouraged to post such mails there. So, I came back to the general list.
Thanks, Ananth. >>> Miles Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/04/03 08:32PM >>> Ananth, For starters, you are probably on the wrong list - the PHP developers list is probably where you should be asking this question. Second, PHP runs through the web server, so the user is the same user the web server, usually "nobody", although that depends on the how the web server is installed. No one is encouraged to all access to the underlying system through the web server, although the exec() function allows execution of some commands. I can't help you much more than that, and I believe the other list will be more fruitful. Regards - Miles Thompson At 07:54 AM 2/4/2003 -0700, Ananth Kesari wrote: >Hi, > >I mailed this earlier, but got no response. Maybe it went unnoticed. >So, resending it again. Please read below. > >Your help in this is appreciated. > >Thanks, >Ananth. > > >Hi, > >I am working on porting PHP onto NetWare. > >I am newbie to Unix / Linux systems and at this point of time, I am >trying to understand the way security is implemented for PHP on Unix / >Linux. I mean, how are the different users distinguished from Unix / >Linux. Do they get to login into the Unix / Linux system? Do they have >separate data space for each user? What is the API that is used to login >to Unix / Linux. User may enter his username and password on the >browser, but how do they get translated onto the Unix / Linux box? > >Since I am a newbie, I may have misunderstood some concepts here. Can >someone help me in understanding this correctly? Also, can you point me >to any documentation on PHP security on Unix systems. I want some >in-depth technical stuff upto what calls are made etc. > >Your help in this is appreciated. > >Thanks, >Ananth. > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
