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in thread Strange File Not Found Error

Oops! Sorry I meant print `ls -l /`. (Hint: Many webserver are in chroot-Environment)

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Re: Re: Re: Strange File Not Found Error
by FouRPlaY (Monk) on Jun 14, 2001 at 23:22 UTC
    I'm not sure where you're going with this...

    The ls -l / prints out the / directory as expected. What's the enlightenment?



    FouRPlaY
    Learning Perl or Going To die() Trying

      Better method:

      $|= 1; print join( ":", (stat("/"))[0,1] ), $/;
      and compare these values between when run from the command line vs. when run as a web script. If they are different, then "/" is different in the two environment because one (probably the web server) is chrooted as a security measure.

      If this is the problem, then you'll have to copy the file to someplace under the web server's virtual root.

      BTW, `ls -ali /` is probably more what the original suggestion should have been.

              - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")
        You hit the nail on the head. Seems like that's exactly what's happened. Thanks.



        FouRPlaY
        Learning Perl or Going To die() Trying
      ls -l because of the dates (it could be a copy of the / dir)