Re: [Discussion] Sandbox API

From: Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:49:30 +0000
Subject: Re: [Discussion] Sandbox API
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On Wed, Aug 7, 2024, 7:13 PM Nick Lockheart <[email protected]> wrote:

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> So I was thinking about this a bit more and I thought, what if instead
> of adding a sandbox as a feature of PHP, what if PHP *was* the sandbox.
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> So consider this:
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> What if the PHP engine added a C API that lets C/C++ programs not only
> spin up and run PHP, but those C/C++ programs could also control and
> monitor the execution of the PHP environment from the outside.
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Something similar is done in things like frankenphp (go/caddi/own sapi) or
nativephp (desktop app, afair rust/tauri).

Not the same goal, same starting point.

But I would stay away to replace, or improve, OS security with my own
things. Totally possible but it is the kind of worms can I don't look
forward to open  :)

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