[Typo3-dev] [OT] Any idea why mysqldump is NOT supported in safe_mode?

[tapio]

Peter Russ wrote:
> Can't find any information why mysqldump is not supported when 
> safe_mode=on. No exec("mysqldump ...") works.
> 
> Any idea how to fix or further links if it can be fixed?
> 
> Regs. Peter.
> 
In my server 'exec()' is disabled. If someone puts the server in the 
safe mode presumably also 'exec()' is disabled but if so, you should get
in many circumstances the error message, which informs that 'exec()' has 
been disabled for security reasons.