[TYPO3-core] RFC #8130: Bug: addService() working with open_basedir and symlink

[Xavier Perseguers]

Reminder for this old bug that has got a patch



Xavier Perseguers wrote:
> This is an SVN patch request.
> 
> Type:
> Bugfix
> 
> Bugtracker references:
> http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=8130
> 
> Branches:
> TYPO3_4-2 & trunk
> 
> Problem:
> When trying to use extensions calling the API addService() -- such as
> dam_index -- external tools which are located in a directory present in
> PHP's open_basedir list are not reported as existing if they are
> symbolic links pointing to a directory outside the open_basedir 
> restriction.
> 
> Solution:
> The patch takes care of finding out if open_basedir is used and if so,
> assumes that the administrator knows what he did and returns true for
> any external tool located as a direct child of a directory listed in
> open_basedir PHP configuration's property.
> 
> Regards
> 


-- 
Xavier Perseguers
http://xavier.perseguers.ch/en/tutorials/typo3.html