Self Destruct...

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 12:38 am

Anyone have concerns with creating self cleaning install scripts?
Script writes config file and installs db.

ie:
do a db connect test return true self destruct?

Code:




unlink("thisfile.php");

Only bad thing I can think of is user might have to reupload the file for some reason.

Good would never be a security issue once run Very Happy

Seems so simple there must be some reason no one does it?

Site Admin/Owner Joined: Aug 27, 2002 Posts: 17088

I used to provide that with my guestbook (KISGB). The main problem that was reported was the script did not have permission to delete a file. Yet, you could go in ftp and delete it. Server/user (Apache and IIS) issues, I know, but none-the-less .... But still, the majority could do it.

Worker Joined: Feb 18, 2004 Posts: 244

It's strange I was just wondering about this myself the other day... lol

I can see where someone doing an install who got that error would be confused...

hmmm..

Darrell

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:10 pm

I'm working one more function out then I'll finish the install script maybe try this as a form click the red button.. will attempt to remove installer yada yada. I hard coded a check for it (Kinda like oscommerce) into the app so either way the user should be able to figure out whats going down.

Then I'm gonna try and tackle optional paypal membership subscriptions Twisted Evil

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:35 pm

Oh no - we've created a - Twisted Evil