On Feb 11, 2008 10:44 AM, Per Jessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric Butera wrote: > > >> I like it from a coding point of view (it's neat and elegant), but I > >> don't think it achieves anything else than my initial suggestion of > >> using exec(gzip -c). > >> > > > > Except for that little thing where you shouldn't be using execs in > > public facing code. > > Why not? > > > > > /Per Jessen, Zürich > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >
You should never use exec & friends when there is another way around the problem. It is a security concern.
