Dangers Presented by Local Users
The preceding section describes security issues that relate primarily to problems with client users on the remote end of connections to your Web server. However, there are other users you should be concerned about, too. For example, if your Web site runs on a multiple-user operating system such as UNIX and other people have the ability to install Web scripts, there are certain exploits to which you are exposed. First, we’ll discuss general issues relating to file system access by other users—in particular, access that may be gained through scripts run by Apache. Then we’ll cover issues that pertain more specifically to the MySQL server.
Dangers from Other Users with Apache Access
Your general goal with Apache ...
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