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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