Eric Butera wrote: >> Why is it a security concern to execute another bit of code? >> I really fail to see any security concern in doing e.g. >> >> exec('gzip -c /tmp/myinputfile') >> > > In the real world would that be your exact usage? Would the file to > be compressed be a variable by chance? I think in the context of this thread, the file to be compressed would likely be a temporary file with a generated temporary name, so yes, the filename would be held in a variable. /Per Jessen, Zürich -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php