php error log policy

[Vadym Chepkov]

On Sep 23, 2011, at 8:03 AM, Dominick Grift wrote:

> On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 07:52 -0400, Vadym Chepkov wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> php module has a capability to write errors to a log file.
>> Since unlike other apache logs this one is updated by a child I had to create a separate directory where apache user would have write access:
>> 
>> error_log = /var/log/php/php_error.log
>> 
>> in RHEL6 I can find an existing context suitable for this though. 
> 
> I guess httpd_sys_content_rw_t

which logrotate doesn't have access to.


> 
>> I can't use httpd_log_t, because php log is opened for "writing", not "appending" and if I use any other httpd "working" contexts, logrotate is not allowed to rotate this log.
> 
> It just should not open the file for write. We dont want webapps to be
> able to erase log trails.
> 
>> Shall I open a bugzilla request or there is something I overlooked?
> 
> No, use httpd_sys_content_rw_t or fix the web app to open the log file
> for append only (latter recommended)

I agree, but this would require fix from php developers or Redhat

Cheers,
Vadym


> 
>> Thanks,
>> Vadym
>> 
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