Re: [PHP] automatically updating software

2002-11-11 Thread Peter VanDijck
> > Some ideas so far (that will probably betray my ignorance :): - updating > > images will require write access that may introduce security issues? > > Security issues will prevent you from reading or writing any files that > your PHP process doesn't have permissions for. In my experience, the

[PHP] automatically updating software

2002-11-11 Thread Peter VanDijck
Hi, I want to write some (browser based) software that will get installed on the client's servers, and I want it to update automatically (as in Windows XP: new updates are downloaded and presented for install). Can that be done with PHP? Some ideas so far (that will probably betray my ignorance :):