On Fri, January 18, 2008 4:49 pm, Apple7777 wrote: > I wonder is it possible to run system() command, so mencoder will run > as from > root (user "500") and not PHP (user "43"). No. system() versus exec() has nothing to do with which user runs it. They only differ in how they handle input/output to your script. exec is the most flexible, so use that. > Maybe that's the problem? If would be a HUGE problem if PHP could run as root, at all. [shudder] -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php