Chmod

Anon

Having some problems with CHMOD

I want to open a file into a textarea and then be able to edit that file. The code below is when I write the contents to the file:

$open_file is the file I am writing to.

	//directory to the file
	$the_file = $DOCUMENT_ROOT.\"/$open_file\";

41 chmod(\"$the_file\", 0755) or die(\'cant chmod\');
42
43
44 //open, write and close file
45 $fp = fopen($the_file,\"w+\");
46
47
48
fwrite($fp,$file_contents);
fclose($fp);

I get chmod error message on line 41:
\"chmod failed: Operation not permitted in....\"

Is this something I need to work out with my web host?

What am I missing?

dcomartin

I would be guessing because httpd does not have rights to chmod. So yes contact your host is my guess.

Anon

Does anyone know what I have to tell my host to do?

Will this open potential security holes?

sam

Anon

If you simply CHMod the directory in which the files will be held (perhaps save them in ./Docs/) all files in that directory created by any PHP script would then be accessible by PHP scripts created by you.

So, fix your script so it makes the files in ./Docs/$filename.txt or whatever, then CHMod ./Docs/ to 0777 via FTP. Then test your script.

Good luck

-eregi 04.16.02