Posted by Tom on 05/30/07 18:15

On Wed, 30 May 2007 01:09:39 GMT, user wrote...
>
>A web site I am looking at has their php support using CGI and claim
>that is for security.
>
>Is this fact or fiction?
>
>tia

Lots of web hosing services end up running multiple sites on there servers.
There's probably a number of combinations to manage proper permissions,
security, performance, etc. With their setup, the CGI route may be the best way
to offer PHP to their customers. Are they requiring you to setup your PHP files
any differently, or was your question just out of curiosity?

Tom
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