Jonathan Haddad wrote:
so I've been doing a little thinking about web server security..
#1. Since all files on the web are 644, what is to stop someone on the same server from copying your files to their own directory? (specifically your database connection info)
#2. if a folder if 777, what's to stop someone from writing to that folder?
Answer to both questions is a combination of SAFE_MODE and open_basedir restrictions among other things discussed on the manual pages for those functions / features.
If those restrictions are not in place, then nothing is stopping someone on the same server to read/write in your filespace with PHP.
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