run a php script as root?

[ruttiger]

i need some scripts to run as root, very important. So, i set up an apache virtualhosting that only responds to calls to 192.168.0.1 - my LAN IP, only accessable from my LAN. I set up the vhosting to run as root. The php script successfully prints "root" when i ask it this:

print get_current_user();

but, it's acting as apache.
any idea why the descrepancy?

thanks in advance

[toma42]

the httpd.conf tells apache which user to run as.

[ruttiger]

yeah, i set that in the httpd.conf. i also know that apache won't run as that user unless apache was started by root. I think i'm goin to just have a 10-minute cron-job running to perform all the root-necessary actions..i'll just have apache update the queue database.

this seems to be the way everyone recommends.

thank you,
Blake

[cvincent]

I would agree with not running apache as root. Apache wont actually let itself run as root unless you ./configure it with a special parameter even if you specify the user as root in the httpd.conf.

-Chris