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Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron

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On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:23:06 -0700 (PDT), jwcarlton wrote:
> I'm writing a PHP script that I want to ONLY be accessed by a
> predefined cron. Can you guys suggest a way to prevent non-cron
> accesses?

No. But you can make it only accessable to the user who's ID is being
used to run the job by crond. See the documentation for the user
permissions for whatever OS is running thing. On unix-like systems, you
want to look at chmod(1). More detail than this isn't topical for a php
newsgroup, though.

> I wouldn't mind encoding the page, too, JUST in case I have a root
> breach (not expected, of course, but not impossible). Since I would
> only need to encode one page, once, would it be reasonable to use the
> free trial of Zend Guard? Or would you guys suggest something
> different?

Way, way, way too complicated. Stop thinking "page", start thinking
"script file".

-- 
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    begin to taunt me, I will pull out a conventional weapon instead of
    using my unstoppable superweapon on them.
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PHP script to only be accessed by cron jwcarlton <jwcarlton@gmail.com> - 2011-08-30 17:23 -0700
  Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2011-08-30 19:44 -0500
    Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron jwcarlton <jwcarlton@gmail.com> - 2011-08-30 19:16 -0700
      Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2011-08-31 07:15 -0500
        Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-08-31 17:48 +0100
  Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron "Álvaro G. Vicario" <alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX@demogracia.com.invalid> - 2011-08-31 08:34 +0200
  Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron Goran <goran@nospam.com> - 2011-08-31 08:43 +0200
  Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-08-31 09:20 +0100
    Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron jwcarlton <jwcarlton@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 02:14 -0700
      Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2011-08-31 07:53 -0500
        Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-08-31 17:58 +0100
      Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-08-31 17:45 +0100
      Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron "Álvaro G. Vicario" <alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX@demogracia.com.invalid> - 2011-09-01 10:55 +0200
    Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2011-08-31 20:37 +0200
      Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-08-31 20:49 +0100
        Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2011-09-01 19:11 +0200
          Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-09-01 20:25 +0100
            Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2011-09-01 21:45 +0200
              Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-09-02 00:30 +0100
  Re: PHP script to only be accessed by cron Denis McMahon <denis.m.f.mcmahon@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 10:42 +0000

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