***BOGO*** [PHP] Re: Execute command line as a different user

[Shawn McKenzie <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt palermo wrote:
> My PHP is running as a user with limited rights.  I'd like to execute a 
> command line as a different user.  I'm trying to delete a file and the 
> PHP user doesn't have access to do this.  I know the username and 
> password for the admin user that has rights to delete a file.  Is there 
> a command I can use to make PHP run a delete command as the admin user?  
> If so, how can I do this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt

There are several ways on *nix systems. I would probably write a shell 
script to do the deletions and setuid of the script to root or a user 
with rights to delete the files.  Then just exec() the shell script.

On winbloze you can use the runas command.

-Shawn

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