anyone know how to enable a php file to ping? do i have to make the ownsership of the file root? if so how do i do that?

thanks in advance guys :confused:

crazy

Ping must run as root. So if you want to do it with PHP you'll have to install another copy of PHP to run as a CGI.

Or... maybe you can install another copy of ping to run as httpd? Is this even possible?

Ok, i have php installed as cgi as well, not sure how to make it run as the cgi php though...

thanks

Originally posted by IntelligentHosting.com
Or... maybe you can install another copy of ping to run as httpd? Is this even possible?

Yes, it is possible. Just suid your ping executable:

chmod a+s ping

You should of course be aware of the security implications. Download the most recent version of ping. Remember that anyone now can run that executable as root.

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