On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 4:24 AM, Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I used vsftp for several FTP systems at work, and bar a few problems > (errors on my part!) they work just fine. I've even got PHP talking to > various Bash scripts to manage users and permissions for the FTP, and, > touch wood, everything works well. > > I wouldn't really agree that allowing local users to FTP in is a bad > idea. I'm using just that method for my systems. The users, etc are only > ever created through a web interface, which forces certain rules on > usernames, which as far as I see it, is the only problem. As long as the > vsftpd.conf file is configured correctly and securely, the whole thing > will remain pretty tight. > > > Ash > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > A couple months back we were able to configure ProFTPd with MySQL support to allow our forum users to login and upload files. Although users login using credentials from MySQL they are somewhat chrooted to a single user with very limited capabilities and no shell of course. This opens up the possibility of working with the users from PHP. With a bit of creativity this link can help you get started http://www.howtoforge.com/proftpd_mysql_virtual_hosting ----- http://www.lampadmins.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
