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phpSuExec or suPHP

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ByCloudHosting.ng

PHPsuExec (pronounced sue-eksek) is a more secure environment for executable files. SuPHP is the same idea, but a more recent product specifically for PHP.

All of our shared and dedicated servers have both PHPsuExec and suPHP. Only dedicated has the option to remove these.
Note: This secure environment makes 777 file permissions unacceptable, and makes php.ini necessary.

Verifying if the Server Uses suPHP

The following steps will walk through the process of verifying whether or not the server uses suPHP.

  1. Create a simple php info script.
  2. Create a file named phpinfo.php in the public_html folder of your site.
  3. Insert the following code into that file:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
  1. Load the file in your browser.
  2. In the top section on your screen, find the line Server API. The Server API line will provide one of three options:
    • CGI – will be displayed if the account is on a server which is using suPHP
    • CGI/FastCGI – will be displayed if the account is on a server which is using suPHP
    • Apache – will be displayed if the account is on a server which is NOT using suPHP
If the server is suPHP negative and you require it to be positive, please contact us for further assistance.
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