[BlueOnyx:07807] Re: Open cart and umask

[Darrell D. Mobley]

Only one way to find out. :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: blueonyx-bounces at mail.blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-
> bounces at mail.blueonyx.it] On Behalf Of Stephanie Sullivan
> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 2:47 PM
> To: 'BlueOnyx General Mailing List'
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:07806] Re: Open cart and umask
> 
> Is channeling president Clinton the best direction to head an issue like
> this? ;-)
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blueonyx-bounces at mail.blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-
> > bounces at mail.blueonyx.it] On Behalf Of Darrell D. Mobley
> > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 2:26 PM
> > To: 'BlueOnyx General Mailing List'
> > Subject: [BlueOnyx:07805] Re: Open cart and umask
> >
> > I feel your pain. :-)
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: blueonyx-bounces at mail.blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-
> > > bounces at mail.blueonyx.it] On Behalf Of Stephanie Sullivan
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 1:06 PM
> > > To: 'BlueOnyx General Mailing List'
> > > Subject: [BlueOnyx:07804] Re: Open cart and umask
> > >
> > > Let me answer my own question. I'm trying to make files created
> > have
> > > default
> > > permissions allowing group write and others read. The default allow
> > rwx
> > > for
> > > the owner and nothing for anyone else. Sigh.
> > >
> > > In /etc/suphp.conf I made the following change.
> > >
> > > ; [original] umask=0077
> > > umask=0002
> > >
> > > This mask also allows execute as suphp created directories lacked
> > execute
> > > permissions locking out apache from getting php generated images
> > from the
> > > folder created by suphp. Sigh.
> > >
> > > May I suggest that files created under suphp might at least, by
> > default,
> > > allow for file creation with group read write execute, and global
> > (other)
> > > read and execute. This way suphp created directories and files
> > (like
> > > images)
> > > will be readable by apache.
> > >
> > > Now, to be clear - I like the more restrictive permissions. The
> > work fine
> > > as
> > > long as suphp is reading the files. But if access is to be from
> > apache as
> > > for an image created by suphp, no-go.
> > >
> > > One can add a chmod() php call to the code that creates the files
> > or a
> > > umask() php call to change the default. Great for code I write. I
> > like it.
> > > But much of what runs on my servers is from elsewhere - shopping
> > carts,
> > > CMS's, etc. and many of these create files and feel adding chmod()
> > to the
> > > code is an onerous requirement. I can add this in but then an
> > update comes
> > > out and undoes my fix. I'm sure you all know the cycle...
> > >
> > > So, that's my rant for today. At the risk of being a PITA - if
> > there is a
> > > way (and I haven't researched it yet) to set the suphp umask on
> > per-site
> > > basis I'll start to dance in delight.
> > >
> > > Thank you all for your attention. If you have opinions or thoughts
> > I am
> > > all
> > > ears.
> > >
> > > 	Thanks,
> > > 		-Stephanie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: blueonyx-bounces at mail.blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-
> > > > bounces at mail.blueonyx.it] On Behalf Of Stephanie Sullivan
> > > > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 8:40 AM
> > > > To: 'BlueOnyx General Mailing List'
> > > > Subject: [BlueOnyx:07803] Open cart and umask
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone used opencart on BX? The reason I ask is I've
> > installed it
> > > > -
> > > > easy-peasy. I enabled suphp and set site ownership.
> > > >
> > > > One problem that in many mentions in their forums always gets
> > blamed
> > > > on the
> > > > hosting company. The default file creation permissions appear to
> > be
> > > > 600.
> > > > This is not ideal as an image created cannot be read by apache
> > and
> > > > give a
> > > > permissions error (more specifically it does not display the
> > image in
> > > > the
> > > > page though it's there.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a way (I could not find it at php.net) to change the
> > default
> > > > umask
> > > > for files created using suphp? I think there must be a reasonable
> > way
> > > > as all
> > > > the forum threads that ended with "go complain to your web
> > hosting
> > > > company"
> > > > stopped there. None of them had a follow-up of the web hosting
> > > > company
> > > > telling them they were nuts.
> > > >
> > > > I know there is a umask() function in php. I understand that.
> > What
> > > > I'm
> > > > looking for is a setting that will not require me to rewrite php
> > from
> > > > an
> > > > installed shopping cart I'll want my users to use.
> > > >
> > > > Maybe the answer here is obvious. I don't know.
> > > >
> > > > 	Thanks,
> > > > 		-Stephanie
> > > >
> > > > PS - opencart seems much easier to work with than
> > > > oscommerce/oscmax/zencart
> > > > AND validates with the default theme as full XHTML strict with
> > SEO
> > > > friendly
> > > > URLs to boot!
> > > >
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