|  | 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:
 |
 | >| >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.
 |
 | 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.
 |
 | 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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