Both module and CGI?

[Anon]

I already have PHP4.03 installed as a module, but can't get any exec() type commands to work {passthru(), etc}

Is the only solution to recompile as a CGI executable? Is there any problem with having both? Anything I should do to protect my module installation? I'm have only a very basic understanding of FreeBSD/UNIX/apache, so please be specific if you can help

[Anon]

If you can't get the exec to work in the modue version, then you are doing something wrong.

what kind of errors do you get?

There is no problem in having both the cgi and module version, they will live happily together.
Just make sure not to include the "--with-apache" parameter when you compile your cgi , or you'll overwrite your module instead.

[Anon]

Those functions should work whether you have cgi installed or not. Is it, by any chance, a permission problem? I know that our apache server runs as "nobody", so if we want to exec() anything we have to make sure that nobody has proper rights to it.

As for installing the cgi executable, it's suggested that you also compile with the --enabable-discard-path option, for security. Then, at the top of all your scripts, you must include the line "#!/usr/local/bin/php -q"