Posted by shimmyshack on 03/06/07 19:20

On 6 Mar, 19:12, "Steve" <no....@example.com> wrote:
> "shimmyshack" <matt.fa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1173207520.196454.105960@64g2000cwx.googlegroups.com...
> | On 6 Mar, 18:22, "LiquidEyes" <n...@liquideyes.net> wrote:
> | > > usually it's to do with directory/file permissions on windows servers.
> | > > does
> | > > IUSR_<computer name> have permissions to wrx the extension dir and the
> | > > dll's?
> | >
> | > Hmm interesting... thanks for the suggestion.
> | >
> | > I don't really follow the bit about 'IUSR_<computer name>'.
> | >
> | > I'm just running Windows XP Home and I'm the main (admin) user. I didn't
> set
> | > up any special permissions for the PHP folder. I just unzipped the PHP
> | > archive into my Program Files folder. I've just tried putting the PHP
> folder
> | > somewhere else rather than Program Files, but it seems to make no
> | > difference.
> | >
> | > All folders on my hard drive seem to be read-only by default. Not only
> that,
> | > but if you remove the read-only attribute, next time you look at the
> folder
> | > properties again the read-only attribute has magically reappeared! I
> think
> | > this is just the way Windows XP works (?)
> | >
> | > The actual files in the 'dlls' and 'extensions' folders are not
> read-only. I
> | > can't think of any reason why the DLLs shouldn't be able to create files
> | > inside the extensions folder if they wanted to...? Presumably what
> you're
> | > hinting at is that the extensions might need to create temporary files?
> | > (which I suppose would explain why some extensions work and some
> don't...)
> | >
> | > Returning to your suggestion regarding permissions: could it be that PHP
> | > and/or its extensions have less privileges than I do as the user/admin?
> I've
> | > checked Apache on the list of Windows services, and it is set to log on
> as
> | > 'local system', so I can't see any obvious reason why PHP should have
> | > difficulties.
> |
> |
> |
> | permissions isnt your issue if your on home
> | in fact im not even sure if home can be cajolled into setting
> | permissions as I think the option is not there.
> | Apache runs as SYSTEM thats right, no worries. dlls dont need to
> | create temporary files generally, so you're ok there.
> | The "read only" flag is partially greyed - thats normal, they arent
> | read only however - its just the way xp shows the setting.
>
> yes, follow up on the module suggestion(s). however, permissions *could* be
> an issue...and usually *is*. i'm not sure that he is using apache. if he's
> running iis, he should give wrx permissions to the IUSR_<computer name here>
> on his php root path and set subfolders to inherit those permissions. the
> IUSR_ in a system user account, and while iis may well farm off the php
> script to the php.exe, php does *not* get full system access. IUSR_ is
> limited in what it can do...you have to specifically grant it permissions
> for certain activities.
>
> it's just a thought. i've had plenty a headache configuring windows server
> that stemmed from this issue.
>
> cheers.

hi steve, I think i spotted some mention of apache running as local
system account in one of the posts, thats why i went down that route,
and windows home! - dont even go there. I think you could be right if
they were running IIS though, its just that from memory theres a
setting buried somewhere in the tools->folder options-view that says
something like "use simnp[le file sharing (recommended)" word to that
effect anyway which you have to uncheck on windows XP PRO in order for
it to start allowing you to grant user permissions at directory level.
I dont know the XP permissions very well though and you could be
right! :)

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