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

[Xavier Perseguers]

Another reminder ;-)

> 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.

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