question about php

citrus · 05-03-2004, 05:54 AM

i am a newbie when it comes to php

actualyl i just started

i was wondering why the system('reboot'); command works when i run it

#php reboot.php

but it does not when i run it thru apache
in fact alot of commands don't work when i run it thru the server

Hangdog42 · 05-03-2004, 07:24 AM

I'm new to PHP myself, but I bet it is a security issue. Kind of like the difference between a Java applet and a Java application. A Java application can do a ton of stuff and applet can't. If I'm reading documentation right, you can alter PHP security through the php.ini file. Look for a section called Safe Mode. It is also possible that the security is set through your httpd.conf file. Again, if I'm reading correctly, each server, or virtual server, can have its own PHP security settings set in a <VirtualHost> section.