Tikiwiki with chmod 755 or phpsuexec?
I received the following notice from my web host. The permissions available shortly will only go up to 755, not 777 as required by tikiwiki.
As part of our commitment to provide the latest and best possible service, we will be upgrading to PHP 5 soon.
Before we can upgrade, there are some technical changes that need to be made to your existing server configuration. We would like to take you on board and make these changes clear, so you know what to expect and have a better understanding of this entire process.
1. We will need to enable phpsuexec (compile php to run under CGI mode).
2. As a result, this may effect scripts which required 777 permissions. After upgrade, the max permissions possible will be 755 which should be sufficient for ANY script to run smoothly. (777 permissions basically allow ANY person to run and execute ANY file they like on your server thus making it extremely vulnerable. 755 permissions will also help to secure your server from these security issues).
This “MAY??? break some scripts or cause some websites to stop functioning temporarily.
I submitted a ticket to ask if tikiwiki would stop working altogether then, and was told, "phpsuexec allows files to be executed even with lower permissions however you will need to put this question to the tikiwiki developers. Do let us know what you find."
So my question is, will tikiwiki work with lower permissions via this "phpsuexec" thing, and if not, is there a work around?
Thanks,
-Emiricol
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