Why Http Messages = ..\--- INI setting doesn't work for .php files

[Mouton]

ioFTPD.ini:
[HTTP_Service]
...
Messages = ..\text\http

https://localhost:10000/test.php:

Warning: Unknown(D:\ioFTPD\text\text\http\test.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0

Warning: (null)(): Failed opening 'D:\ioFTPD\text\text\http\test.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in Unknown on line 0

Changing ioFTPD.ini to:
[HTTP_Service]
...
Messages = D:\ioFTPD\text\http

Fixes the problem.

Both settings works for .html files.

[darkone]

It isn't a bug just that php interpreter can't handle paths with .. in them.

[Mouton]

Well, that's a bug from a user point of view, since the allowed ..\ notation doesn't work.
Maybe u could just resolve the path in io before u give it to php interpreter.

[thewarden]

Originally posted by darkone
It isn't a bug just that php interpreter can't handle paths with .. in them.

Pretty good reason why some people (old dogs) always use full paths

When you use several addons (from a users stand point) I always find that full paths work (as a rule) as some addons demand it.

Old habit...but it has not failed.

[darkone]

I prefer not allow it, as it would/could open new security holes.

[Mouton]

maybe change the default .ini that you pack then, and maybe add a comment over that line to warn users... the kb is a little full of those kind of stuff...

[thewarden]

Originally posted by darkone
I prefer not allow it, as it would/could open new security holes.

Fully undersood...

But as Mouton said, the KB and ini are laid out as ..\

Maybe it's time to add this in ini

; use full paths for "area that needs it " section

Just as a reminder or there will be many more threads like this
as some don't know what the "search" function is used for

[Mouton]

Originally posted by darkone
I prefer not allow it, as it would/could open new security holes.

Must say I don't understand that. I suggested to translate the config path setting to full path, then give it to PHP. PHP will never see a .., and I can't really see how it would be possible to 'exploit' a ioFTPD.ini setting..? Since access to that file really means the guy is already in complete control of the ftp...

IMHO, forcing one full path in the config when all other paths can be relative, is not a good thing. I just installed it over at a friend's house, to transfer files from my notebook to his pc instead of using g6 (which ate up cpu like hell, and transfered at max 3MBps when io did 8.5MBps), and i told him 'what's cool, is that you can just move the dir wherever you want it... it will still work'
I think that's a good thing for io...

Anyway, enough babbling... just wanted to know if there was something i didn't see...