RE: strange tmp file created by apache

Ben Spencer <ben.spencer@xxxxxxxxx> · Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:37:59 -0500

That is a PHP session (tmp) file.
http://us.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php

benji

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Benji Spencer
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Fromm [mailto:Marc.Fromm@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:07 PM
> To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  strange tmp file created by apache
> 
> In the /tmp directory there is a file that was created by the apache
> user.
> File name: sess_f67399ee11ea93d2331a1af8efa054b3
> Contents: ATTEMPS|i:0;
> 
> Is this a result from a hack attempt or a failed service of some type?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Marc Fromm
> Information Technology Specialist II
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> Western Washington University
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