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 Posted by Steve on 02/23/07 14:17 
"Geoff Berrow" <blthecat@ckdog.co.uk> wrote in message  
news:3p6tt2hsla80302qpae50v9lr5ruo8gf1p@4ax.com... 
| Message-ID: <77uDh.506$f%2.460@newsfe03.lga> from Steve contained the 
| following: 
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| >| >Is there a way i can look at the php code that is runnig a site,  
without 
| >any 
| >| >ind of admin access to the server? 
| >| 
| >| No. 
| > 
| >are you trying to be funny, geof? that's about the most uninformed and 
| >unimaginatively wrong answer as i've ever seen. 
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| Well I don't really agree, but I see where you are coming from. 
| You could argue that any form of hacking is an attempt to get some kind 
| of admin access.  In the normal course of events, barring a  hacking 
| attempt or misconfigured server there is no way to 'look' at the php 
| code running the site. 
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| Besides that, if you genuinely don't know the answer to the question the 
| answer of  'no'  is probably quite reasonable. 
| 
| Nevertheless, I apologise for not qualifying my answer more fully. 
 
geoff, it's not a big deal really. i was just surprised to hear that answer  
from you. i'm also quite puzzled at your 'besides' answer now. if one  
genuinely doesn't know the answer to a question, a response of 'i genuinely  
don't know the answer' is the only logical one to make. you only have a one  
in three chance of being correct by answering 'no'...and that's an illogical  
modus apparandi anyway. the choices are generally 'yes', 'no', 'it depends'.  
while 'i don't know' is a response, it is not an answer but much more  
appropriate than just throwing 'no' out there. 
 
cheers.
 
  
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