safe_mode and 777 permission

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Posted by webhostbeginner, 05-28-2010, 07:17 AM
Hello, some of our clients need to set safe_mode off for their websites or they may have a folder with 777 permission. my server manager said we cannot set safe_mode off for a user or users should not use 777 for permissions of folders . I want to know, what should our clients do ? some scripts like Joomla need sefe_mode off and some users need 777 to php can upload files on that folders. what should we do ? Regards
Posted by 040Hosting, 05-28-2010, 07:20 AM
if your server is running suphp you do not need the 777 permission at all; and certainly not the plugins your described.
Posted by madaboutlinux, 05-29-2010, 05:25 AM
Turning on SuPHP which will make sure all the files/directories that needs 777 permissions to work on will work with 755 permissions as well. Regarding safe_mode, if it's really required for the clients script to work, you can place a php.ini file under the clients account and turn OFF safe_mode. This is possible under the SuPHP environment else you have to turn off safe_mode in .htaccess of the account.
Posted by Mark Muyskens, 05-29-2010, 04:21 PM
Safe Mode is going to be gone anyways come php 6. I see no reason to not disable safe mode.

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