apache/php umask

[roycrom]

OK,

I don't believe it can be done but maybe I can figure it out with a few pointers.

I have two different ways of putting files on my web server which are a php content management system and FTP.

I use proftpd so can set my umask easily for FTP. I use a umask for ftp of "002" which makes the files group writable.

The php CMS has a umask of 026 however or creates files with 640 perms at least.

Could somebody tell how what happens when apache starts up?

if in httpd.conf I have User

http://www then

does apache not look in

http://www's

home folder and read .profile on startup?

I would have thought it does do this as I set some environmental variables in there for my java path etc.

I have tried setting the umask in

http://www's

.profile but it just won't register it after starting up apache.

Any help is greatly appreciated even a categorical "IT CAN'T BE DONE!"

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roycrom

 

[ericbrunson]

No, the httpd process does not read the

http://www user's

.profile

I think it would have to be done explicitly in the CMS. Most of the HTTP upload classes (PEAR in particular) has a method of setting the upload mode. Whether the authors chose to use it is a defferent matter.

 

[roycrom]

Thanks for the reply

as httpd does not read a .profile, where does it get its PATH variable and other environmental settings from?

thanks

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Somethings come from nothing, nothing seems to come from somethings - SFA - Guerilla

roycrom

 

[ericbrunson]

a) from the environment it is started from
b) from the defaults compiled into the binary
c) from the httpd.conf file