On Sat, 12 May 2007 05:00:24 -0400 (EDT) Jaqui Greenlees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > pointless for providing security with php, and doing security with php is an oxymoron ... > > mass-hosting, php > > is something in pretty common use. > Yes, PHP is very commonly used. > No, suexec does not limit it's functionality to ssl > and cgi, those those are the easiest implementations. suexec is an option for that. The other solution that seems to be getting popular is fastcgi. > > was mpm_perchild for apache 2.0, which apparently is > > abandoned and > > broken. (see Yeah, but there are third-party alternatives (metux, peruser) if you insist on an MPM. But the real purpose of the MPM architecture is to enable Apache to be optimised for different platforms. The perchild family addresses a different problem, and will inevitably sacrifice the performance of an optimal MPM. > > I > > lack the programing skills that would be needed to > > repair it unfortunately. Seems noone at apache wants it enough to fix it. And noone outside apache wants it enough to sponsor someone to fix it. Except of course for those third-party options. -- Nick Kew Application Development with Apache - the Apache Modules Book http://www.apachetutor.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
