[TYPO3-linux] Imagemagick 4.2.9 tar.gz install vs. up2date on RHEL

[Franz Holzinger]

Hello Michael,
> 
> 
>>>By the way, when you say (Wiki):
>>>
>>>"Now you have to copy these files into /usr/local/php/bin , because
>>>only files at this position are allowed to be executed within PHP
>>>scripts."
>>>
>>>- is this some Debian(?)-specific PHP default? Because in RedHat/FC
>>>safe_mode_exec_dir is always empty by default.
>>>
>>
>>This is with SuSE 9.3 and Apache 2.0.54.  This is a security settings, I
>>think it is also demanded from TYPO3. Only the files in the folder
>>/usr/local/php/bin can be executed from a PHP script.
> 
> 
> I didn't look at the article but suggest to remove such kind of information.
> 
I can change this information if someone succeeds here with another path.

> It is wrong that GM only works from within /usr/local/php/bin/, so please
> don't write that in a manual.
> 
With safe_mode on in php.ini this is needed with this standard settings:
safe_mode_exec_dir = /usr/local/php/bin

> And additionally: No, TYPO3 doesn't demand such a setting. It works
> perfectly even without any safe_mode.
> 
See
http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=2538
on this matter.



- Franz