Install, configure, and troubleshoot linux web server apache 20170321 20190108 comments16 in this tutorial, we will talk about linux web server or apache web server specifically and how to install it and configure it to serve your content to others. Create the script cgibin php5defaultphpfcgiwrapper with the following contents. Enable suexec 201606 normally, a process owner of cgi performing is the apache admin user, but its possible to perform cgi scripts with other userid as process owner to. To change the default php version, select the version of php that you wish to use from the default php version. To do so, i planned to use suexec apache suexec is a feature of the apache web server.
Normally, all web server processes run as the default web server user often run, data, apache or no. When you do this, you can change apaches php handler configuration, change the default version of php that your server uses, and enable or disable the suexec feature. Using suexec to run php under a different account i wanted to run php for some virtual hosts on a webserver using the users account for her websites that were handled in apaches nf via virtual hosts. I think the correct value for dir will be the usrhome specified in the warning. Apache downloads the php files instead of executing them. Nov 01, 20 suexec allows you to lock down this ability for greater security.
By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. It allows users to run common gateway interface cgi and server side includes ssi applications as a different user. I think having an own user for froxlor is a nice solution as we dont want ftp access for it anyway. This improves security in situations where multiple mutually distrusting users have the possibility to put cgi content on the server. Normally, all web server processes run as the default web server user often run, data, apache or nobody. To learn about the potential vulnerabilities of this set up, research setuid configuration.
Copy the suexec executable created in the exercise above to the defined. How to set up suexec to work with virtual hosts and php alain knaff. How to configure php and suexec from the command line. To to activate the new configuration, you need to run. Download php from sources first then run this from the folder where the files were unpacked. The challenge with securing a shared hosting server is how to secure the website from attack both from the outside and from the inside. What is apache userdir module and why is it disabled on. Now that we have all set up, we will enable suexec for froxlor. This script offers nearly the same functionality as whms configure php and suexec interface whm home service configuration configure php and suexec. This article is about setting up apache to run php as a particular user suexec, in a virtual hosting environment vhost and mitigating the performance hit from doing so fcgi. Debugging a suexec problem can be frustrating, particularly since almost any problem with a cgi script in a suexecenabled environment turns out to be related to the wrapper.
The typical warning signal of a suexec problem is a request for a cgi script that results in a 500 internal server error page. When you enable suexec, apache runs cgi software as the account owner rather than as the nobody user. A restart of d will finish the process and all should now work. Except that you have to ensure each php script is a proper executable on your. The installation should work fairly similar on each variation of unixlinux. Mariadb 1 install mariadb 2 install phpmyadmin 3 mariadb replication. The subject matter is happening on a fresh virtualmin setup. Nov 16, 2008 debugging a suexec problem can be frustrating, particularly since almost any problem with a cgi script in a suexecenabled environment turns out to be related to the wrapper. Oct 31, 20 this is a complete working solution to build apache d2. How to set up suexec to work with virtual hosts and php. Suexec allows you to lock down this ability for greater security. Php has builtin features to help, but ultimately it s the wrong place to address the problem. How to use suexec in apache to run cgi scripts on an ubuntu vps. Install, configure, and troubleshoot linux web server apache.
Lots of web developers would like to run php as a particular user, suexec with. This is a complete working solution to build apache d2. Apache has builtin features too, but the performance cost of these features is prohibitive this has created a gap that a number of thirdparty solutions. Be careful when using suexec, because it can actually create more security vulnerabilities if it is configured incorrectly. The suexecusergroup directive allows you to specify a user and group for cgi programs to run as. The suexec feature consists of a module for the web server and a binary executable. By setting this directive to values different from the main server user id. Users who are more comfortable with a graphical interface may prefer that method. These forums are locked and archived, but all topics have been migrated to the new forum. This tutorial has been tested on redhat 9 and redhat 8, as well as freebsd. How to use suexec in apache to run cgi scripts on an. How to set up suexec to work with virtual hosts and php introduction suexec is a mechanism supplied with apache that allows to execute cgi scripts as the user they belong to, rather than apaches run user.
This document only applies to systems that run easyapache3. The article is aimed at web developers and webmasters who want to run php scripts more securely, do not want to recompile suexec and have sites hosted under user. Configure php and suexec version 68 documentation cpanel. Do not use the method in the old procedure section for setting up php interpretation in users home directories the old procedure uses an insecure and performancewasting method for achieving this goal. Apache downloads the php files instead of executing them in. After following falcos tutorial i managed to have working virtual hosts one per file. Apache 2 and php 4 and 5 installation guide crucial paradigm. Instead of execute php files, he services me as download. Enable suexec 201606 normally, a process owner of cgi performing is the apache admin user, but its possible to perform cgi scripts with other userid as process owner to enable suexec function. Mar 29, 2017 now that we have all set up, we will enable suexec for froxlor. Now, i want to access a users home from the following url.
Compiling apache for use with suexec by default, apache is compiled to look for the suexec wrapper in the following location. Apache2, suexec, php5 and fastcgi for virtual domains. How to enable user home directories in apache on sles 10. If the request is for a userdir, is the requested directory within the users document root. The first two lines contain the suexec document root and the suexec userdir.
Engelschall and was originally derived from software developed by ben laurie. Create a test script which has 700 permission with the user ubuntu and make sure it works normally. I wanted to run php for some virtual hosts on a webserver using the users account for her websites that were handled in apaches nf via virtual hosts. Compiling the suexec wrapper you now need to compile the suexec wrapper. One way to use the suexec wrapper is through the suexecusergroup directive in virtualhost definitions. Noncgi requests are still processed with the user specified in the user directive. Apache suexec is a feature of the apache web server.
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