Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54564&edit=1
ID: 54564
Updated by: s...@php.net
Reported by: tyra3l at gmail dot com
Summary: extension_dir should be used for loading
zend_extensions
Status: Open
Type: Feature/Change Request
Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.3.6
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
I think loading extensions through relative path opens a way to all kinds of
dangerous behavior and may have problematic security implications - like ones
described here: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/08/new-
windows-dll-security-flaw-everything-old-is-new-again/. I'm not sure also why
it
is necessary - why can't PHP extension be installed in extension dir and run
from
there? If one needs multiple ones, multiple php.ini files can always be used.
Previous Comments:
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[2011-04-18 23:05:25] tyra3l at gmail dot com
Description:
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I've brought this topic on the internals
http://marc.info/?l=php-internals&m=130314285822279&w=2
and I think that it would be useful and more consistent, if this could be
changed,
so one could easily load both "normal" and zend extensions without the need to
use
absolute paths.
Test script:
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php -n -d zend_extension=xdebug.so -r ''
Actual result:
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Failed loading xdebug.so: xdebug.so: cannot open shared object file: No such
file
or directory
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