You either need to use that sudo or suid thingie, or set up a PHP "CGI"
(using a different extension and mime-type) wrapped in suExec
(http://apache.org)
I don't know anything more than that -- Just providing the road-signs to the
right paths.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Plocher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newsgroups: php.general
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 3:34 PM
Subject: using system() as a different user
> I'm trying to use the system() function to execute a shell command, but
the
> shell command that needs to be executed, needs to be executed as a
different
> user (not the default 'nobody' user). Can somebody show me what I need to
> do, to accomplish this.
>
> Thanks
>
> -Adam
>
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