[BlueOnyx:05950] Re: Open base dir

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Abdul Rashid Abdullah" <webmaster at muntada.com>
To: "BlueOnyx" <blueonyx at blueonyx.it>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 2:18 PM
Subject: [BlueOnyx:05949] Re: Open base dir


> Taco,
>
> Thanks for the reply.  I have added /usr/bin to the open base dir settings
> for that site but I am still getting the issue.
>
> Here is what phpinfo() outputs:
>
> open_basedir
>
> local value:
> /usr/bin:/tmp:/var/lib/php/session:/home/sites:/home/.sites/130/site44/
>
> master value: /tmp:/var/lib/php/session:/home/sites:/home/.sites
>
>
> I appreciate the assistance as this is causing me issues with several 
> sites
> that I am trying to get to run on BlueOnyx that previously ran with
> BlueQuartz without issue.  I understand BlueOnyx has additional security,
> but I am hoping I can tweak it just enough to do what I need this app to 
> do.
>
>
> -Rashid
>
>
> On 11/30/10 8:49 AM, "Taco Scargo" <taco at scargo.nl> wrote:
>
>> Easiest is allowing the site to access that directory, but that comes 
>> with
>> security implications.
>> Other possibility is to copy the file it needs to your webroot and 
>> execute it
>> from there.
>> But that requires you to make changes to your CMS.
>>
>> With regards,
>>
>> Taco Scargo
>> taco at scargo.nl
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 30 nov 2010, at 13:36, Abdul Rashid Abdullah wrote:
>>
>>> I am running a CMS application that gives me the following error:
>>>
>>> 2 - file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in
>>> effect. File(/usr/bin/unzip) is not within the allowed path(s):
>>> (/tmp/:/var/lib/php/session/:/home/sites:/home/.sites/88/site70/) @
>>> /home/.sites/88/site70/vhosts/dev/admin/plugins/mediagallery/cfgedit.php
>>> line 384
>>>
>>> On another site, I get almost the same error:
>>>
>>> 2 - file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in
>>> effect. File(/unzip) is not within the allowed path(s):
>>> (/tmp/:/var/lib/php/session/:/home/sites:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/
>>> bin:/home/.sites/58/site34/) @
>>> /home/.sites/58/site34/web/admin/plugins/mediagallery/cfgedit.php line 
>>> 384
>>>
>>> If I check out the PHP settings, I have the following for the site:
>>>
>>> /tmp/:/var/lib/php/session/:/home/sites:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/b
>>> in:/home/.sites/58/site34/
>>>
>>> Any ideas on what I can do here?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Rashid


Just wondering what others think of this 'imposed' security on BO

Would it not be better to have a choice??

regards
Peter