[Typo3-documentation] ImageMagick and others -> Webspace

[Sri Kat]

Thanks for the explanation. 

But I think root access isn't needed for ImageMagick installation.
Please check http://s88567960.onlinehome.us/forums/index.php?showtopic=222.
It's a guide for installing IM on 1&1 shared hosting accounts.

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:05:48 +0200, Jean-Marie Schweizer
<jms at marktauftritte.ch> wrote:
> I took this from
> 
> http://wiki.typo3.org/index.php/Talk:Webspace_vs._Webserver
> 
> Sridhar wrote:
> 
> > ImageMagick and others
> > Typo3 uses several tools among which ImageMagick is hardly ever
> > installed on webspace servers. Again, in order for you to install
> > ImageMagick you need root access or special permission to do so
> > within your webspace.
> 
> > Am I right in my understanding root access = shell access?
> 
> Shell access means that you are able to connect to your server via e.g.
> ssh (secure shell). This becomes relevant if you rent webspace or rent a
> webserver because you don't have physical access to your server.
> 
> Root access means that you have root rights on the server to do anything
> you want. If you rent a webspace you won' get root access because you
> could access the other webspaces that belong to other clients.
> 
> So, even if you have shell access it doesn't mean that you can log on as
> root. And for certain changes like the php.ini for memory limit or
> installing imageMagick you need root access.
> 
> I hope I explained it allright. If not, anyone, please add...
> 
> Jean-Marie
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