[csw-maintainers] php5 (NO Extensions) in testing

[Mike Watters]

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Philip Brown wrote:
> On Wed, May 06, 2009 at 11:33:13PM -0500, Mike Watters wrote:
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>> Changes:
>> 	Added the elusive php-cgi binary
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> wierd. there's a command-line "php" standalone binary.. but there's also a
> SEPARATE php-cgi binary?
> 
> i guess possibly to support "Fast-CGI"?
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yes and no the php-cgi is for specifically running php in cgi mode,
not necessarily for fast-cgi.

The best justification I have found to use php-cgi over php:

"Using PHP as a CGI binary is an option for setups that for some reason do not
wish to integrate PHP as a module into server software (like Apache), or will
use PHP with different kinds of CGI wrappers to create safe chroot and setuid
environments for scripts."
http://us.php.net/manual/en/security.cgi-bin.attacks.php


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Thanks,
Mike

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex,
and more violent.  It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage --
to move in the opposite direction."

* Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955
    US German-born Theoretical Physicist
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