problems using scp with php

relative_noob

Hello all,

I am struggling with the exact problem referenced here: http://www.zend.com/zend/spotlight/shellscriptingp1.php?article=shellscriptingp1&kind=sl&id=2237&open=1&anc=0&view=1

In the discussion at the bottom of the page, there is a question:
"So that begs the question, that since PHP is typically run as nobody or apache with no shell and
no home, how does one gen a public key to give to the remote host for nobody or apache --- so
the scp can actually take place??"

Please help as this problem is making me insane...

Thanks in advance

MarkR

You should either:

Change the user the web server runs as to one which does have a home directory and install necessary keys
Set $HOME somewhere other than the user's home directory and put the keys there (This may not work)

Find a solution which doesn't involve using SCP - this is by FAR the best method.

You may be able to achieve (3) by getting your sysadmin to remotely mount the directory you want to access on your web server.

Mark