Suppose all web material is located within the directory /home/www. To prevent users from viewing and manipulating files such as /etc/password, which one of the following statements should you use?

A open_dir = “/home/www/”
B open_dir = /home/www/
C open_basedir = /home/www/
D open_basedir = “/home/www/”

Correct Answer: open_basedir = “/home/www/”

We can use open_basedir statement to define the paths from which we can access files using functions like fopen() and gzopen(). It is used to prevent users from viewing and manipulating files such as /etc/password.
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