open_basedir

[sreniaw]

Hello,
I use php 5.1.4 with apache 2.2.2 on Solaris 10.
The problem is that I can't configure open_basedir
because I always get warming message:

Warning: readfile() [function.readfi le]: open_basedir restriction in
effect. File(test.txt) is not within the allowed path(s):
(/wwwroot/default) in /wwwroot/default/mk.php on line 3
Warning: readfile(test.t xt) [function.readfi le]: failed to open stream:
Not owner in /wwwroot/default/mk.php on line 3

open_basedir = /wwwroot/default
/wwwroot/default
- test.txt <- my txt file
- mk.php <- my script that read test.txt
<?
readfile("test. txt");
?>

My read file - test.txt is in open_basedir path.
When I use full path to the file everything is ok.

Do you have any clue ?

--
Marcin

[Janwillem Borleffs]

sr*****@wp.pl wrote:

My read file - test.txt is in open_basedir path.
When I use full path to the file everything is ok.

Do you have any clue ?

Image the following situation:

The text and script files are in the following dir:

/somedir/subdir

The script file includes the text file relatively to the current working
dir, as in:

readfile('test. txt');

The open_basedir directive is set as follows:

open_basedir = /somedir/subdir

Now, you cd to /somedir/subdir and execute the script: all is fine.

Next, you cd to /somedir and execute the script: it fails. Why?

Because you include the text file relatively to the current working dir
(cwd), PHP expects the text file to be in /somedir, simular to:

readfile('/somedir/test.txt');

And this is restricted, hence the error message. For this reason, using an
absolute path works, because this doesn't take the cwd into account.

The same applies to the safe_mode settings, which you also seem to use
according to the "Not owner" error.

To dynamically determine the absolute path, you could do something like:

readfile(dirnam e($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) .'/test.txt');
HTH;
JW

[Marcin]

Now, you cd to /somedir/subdir and execute the script: all is fine.
Next, you cd to /somedir and execute the script: it fails. Why?

Because you include the text file relatively to the current working dir
(cwd), PHP expects the text file to be in /somedir, simular to:

readfile('/somedir/test.txt');

And this is restricted, hence the error message. For this reason, using an
absolute path works, because this doesn't take the cwd into account.
You are right, but problem isn't in it.
On my home's FreeBSD box evrything works ok, but
on Solaris 10 I have to use absolute path's.
Why do I have to do it ?
To dynamically determine the absolute path, you could do something like:
readfile(dirnam e($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) .'/test.txt');

Thank you, I will use it :)

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Marcin Kula