Topic: Smarty PHP Template Engine

[Marcor]

Smarty is a easy to use PHP template program, and should be ideal to run on the SME webserver. It's easy to install http://smarty.php.net/quick_start.php . But after install I get only blank pages. Seems something in SME prevents Smarty from running.

[Marcor]

I found the solution, you need to disable the sandbox function.

1. Type in the following commands:
mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
cd /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
cp /etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/95AddType00PHP2ibays /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/95AddType00PHP2ibays
pico 95AddType00PHP2ibays

2. Look for the 'sandbox' section of the file and add hashes to the following lines:
# my $basedir = db_get_prop(%accounts, $key, 'PHPBaseDir') ||
# "/home/e-smith/files/ibays/$key";
# $OUT .=
# " php_admin_value open_basedir $basedirn";

(exit ^X)

3. Type in the following commands:
/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
service httpd restart

And Enjoy Smarty also:

[Maelvon]

Smarty installed here :

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/usr/lib/php/smarty
My ibay is called "name", and my smarty folder (cache, configs, templates, templates_c) is here :

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/home/e-smith/ibays/name/html/smarty
I've modified the "httpd.conf" file like that :

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# pico /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/95AddType00PHP2ibays

added this :

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              # Set the sandbox within which PHP is confined to play
                my $basedir = $ibay->prop('PHPBaseDir')
                    || ("/home/e-smith/files/ibays/" . $ibay->key . "/");
                        $OUT .= "    php_admin_value open_basedir $basedir";
                ###############
                # SMARTY for ibay "name" - Maelvon - 2007.01.28
                #
                if ($ibay->key eq 'name')
                {
                        $OUT .= ":/usr/lib/php/smarty/";
                }
                $OUT .= "\n";
                #
                ###############

Run the command expand-template :

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# expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
And restarted "httpd-e-smith" service :

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# service httpd-e-smith restart
I don't know about the security of this code addition, but it works !

If you have any comments ?

And enjoy Smarty !

Maelvon

[Marcor]

Thanks for your contribution. I guess one of the dangers is that people can upload and execute rootkits.