On Wednesday 12 February 2003 02:54, Christopher Ditty wrote: > Hello all. I have a customer that purchased on of my scripts and > attempted > to install it on their server. This script, among other things, FTPs a > text file > from a central server. When we tried to run my script, it simply > stops. No > errors, no nothing. I talked to his host and found out that they do > not allow > PHP FTP because it is a security risk. ????? Ummmm, ok?
So you're tranferring a file from SOMEWHERE to the server that your website is hosted on? If so then the reasons outline below ... > I have been speaking with our linux techs, and have gained a more > complete understanding of the feature in PHP that you want to use. We [snip] ... is very uninformed. The problems mentioned would only apply if running an FTP server (and probably only of concern if running a notoriously buggy server such as WU-ftp). -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ /* You will pioneer the first Martian colony. */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
