File Permissions

ciaran

I am trying to create a file using the following line of code

$fp = fopen("misc/forum.txt", "w");

I then get the following error

Warning: fopen("misc/forum.txt", "w") - Permission denied in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/clients.trainit.ie/httpdocs/beyond/miscellaneous_action.php

Is there a setting in my php.ini file that is restricting permission to create the file or is it something else.
Thanks

jc94062

The file you want to write to needs to have either been created by the server, or have the file chmoded to 775 (777 works just as well but there are apparently more security risks) to give the server permission to write to it.

ciaran

Thanks for that. I am using chmod like this

$file_url_id=chmod ("includes/generated/dropdown_groups_id.inc.php", 0755);

I get the following error

Warning: chmod failed: Operation not permitted in ...

Any ideas why?

jc94062

Unless you have uploaded the file using some kind of HTTP upload method (ie copy()) the file doesn't "belong" to the server, (you can also just create the file using touch(), that'd do it) and you can't change it in any way (including chmod)...

Or, you can FTP in and change it from there.

ciaran

I'm creating the files live on my website so there is no ftp. The files all have unique names. There is full read,write and execute permissions for the folder/directory.

When the files are created is there a method to give the files full rights?

jc94062

I just use touch($newfile).

Try creating a file like that, and then uploading a file of the same type, compare the owner of each, it should be different for the one created via touch.