Safe_Mode=ON - Good or bad?

[johnie]

Hi. Is safe_mode in a virtual hosting environment good or bad thing. It strengthens the security but does it limit the programmers with its limitations especially in file handling (file deletion after move_uploaded is impossible as far as i know?

Are there any alternatives for some of the functions that are disabled?

What is your opinion?

John

[ir4z0r]

personally I hate SafeMode

it limits many of the useful features PHP provides, but that's my view
as a user.

on the other hand there's an option in the php.ini which disallows
certain functions, manually entered

I think with good knowledge of all critical functions (set_time_limit(0) ...)
u can configure a useful and safe PHP