[BlueOnyx:10369] Re: open_basedir restriction in effect.

[Jon McCauley]

> Hi Stephanie,
>
>> Isn't the point of open_basedir to limit what a php script can open to
>> things that are in specific places? Doesn't it completely negate
>> open_basedir to simply assign it "/" making everything accessible to php -
>> certainly many configuration files, etc. that one might not desire be
>> visible to anyone. Effectively it removes the open_basedir directive.
> Of course. But hey, if people start to spread data all over the place and need
> their scripts to access /var and what not, then security is right out of the
> window anyway.


Can you spell HACKED....*Not* a good idea ;(((


Best Regards, Jon McCauley