PHP: restrict script to one dir & and to one user

knockout_artist · 01-21-2010, 07:07 PM

Hi,

1-Can I do su - userA in php? Cam I have php run the whole script as userA.

2-Can I make php to run from a certain directory? like chroot kind of things.

Thanks.

sneakyimp · 01-21-2010, 09:44 PM

for #2, you may find these functions useful. You can chdir or chroot if you like.

For #1, that's more tricky. The php docs on exec have some suggestions...like this one:

Code:

exec("echo 'apache' | /usr/bin/sudo -u mail -S /var/www/html/mailset.sh $name");