suEXEC feature provides Apache users the ability to run CGI programs under user IDs different from the web server user ID. Normally, when a CGI program executes, it runs as the same user who is running the web server. In most configurations PHP scripts are handled by mod_php and cannot suEXEC. After switching to php-cgi we are able to use suEXEC.
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