On Wednesday 12 February 2003 02:54, Christopher Ditty wrote:
Hello all. I have a customer that purchased on of my scripts and
attempted
to install it on their server. This script, among other things, FTPs a
text file
from a central server. When we tried to run my script, it simply
stops.
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 02:11 pm, Jason Wong wrote:
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 02:54, Christopher Ditty wrote:
Hello all. I have a customer that purchased on of my scripts and
attempted
to install it on their server. This script, among other things, FTPs a
text file
from a
Unfortunately, I can only get the file via FTP. I just want to know
where this other host got it's information.
Chris
Reuben D. Budiardja [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/11/03
01:35PM
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 02:11 pm, Jason Wong wrote:
I agree with that. It's only a (potential) problem if you're
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Christopher Ditty wrote:
errors, no nothing. I talked to his host and found out that they do
not allow PHP FTP because it is a security risk. ? U, ok?
I consider FTP a security risk, period. (There /are/ ways to run an FTP
server securely, but I won't assume
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Chris Wesley wrote:
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Christopher Ditty wrote:
errors, no nothing. I talked to his host and found out that they do
not allow PHP FTP because it is a security risk. ? U, ok?
That said ... FTP is a protocol; there's nothing stopping you
Chris, Did you read the rest of the message? It sounds like the web
host is saying that
someone can access PHP FTP from an outside server and hack into the
server.
I am not trying to start a debate on whether or not people should send
passwords and
userids over plain text. Yes, that is a
--- Christopher Ditty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This script, among other things, FTPs a text file from a central server.
When we tried to run my script, it simply stops. No errors, no nothing.
I talked to his host and found out that they do not allow PHP FTP because
it is a security risk.
script
that they have written.
James Hicks
-Original Message-
From: Christopher Ditty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 3:34 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP FTP a security risk?
Chris, Did you read the rest of the message
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Christopher Ditty wrote:
Chris, Did you read the rest of the message? It sounds like the web
Yes, I read your entire message.
host is saying that
someone can access PHP FTP from an outside server and hack into the
server.
That's precisely NOT what the hosting provider
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 07:46, Chris Wesley wrote:
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Christopher Ditty wrote:
Chris, Did you read the rest of the message? It sounds like the web
Yes, I read your entire message.
host is saying that
someone can access PHP FTP from an outside server and hack into
On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Jason Wong wrote:
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 07:46, Chris Wesley wrote:
You access an FTP server with a user name and a password to retrieve a
file via PHP FTP. The user name and password is the same that grants
you access to your hosting providers server.
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 14:02, Chris Wesley wrote:
Why? What's a better argument? It's certainly just a piece of a much
larger argument, but avoiding a full-fledged lecture outside the immediate
context of the original question (and trying to keep it related to PHP
somehow) makes it
On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Jason Wong wrote:
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 14:02, Chris Wesley wrote:
Why? What's a better argument? It's certainly just a piece of a much
larger argument, but avoiding a full-fledged lecture outside the immediate
context of the original question (and trying to
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 15:00, Chris Wesley wrote:
If you assume the users use FTP for uploads, then you have to assume the
hosting company is a band of hypocrites.
So the conclusion for the OP is simple:
If the host is allowing you to use FTP to upload your site then they are a
bunch
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