disable_functions = exec, shell_exec, system, passthru, popen, proc_open, pcntl_exec, fsockopen, pfsockopen, socket_create, stream_socket_client
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If shell_exec , system , exec , passthru , proc_open are disabled in php.ini (disable_functions), you can still get a shell using or file functions :
Here's an example of a simple reverse shell in PHP:
pfsockopen() is less commonly monitored and creates a persistent connection.
In PHP, a reverse shell can be created using a combination of system calls and socket programming. Here's a high-level overview of the process: