problems with permissions

itandme

hi again!

I am toying around with the mkdir() function to try get some understanding about it. This is what i use:

mkdir(PATH.$dirname, 0700) or die(mysql_error());

However, to create folders inside another folder, i need to CHMOD Group permissions to WRITE, else i get permission denied. Should ot be so? Is the CHMOD correct?

But the thing is, when its set, and i have created some folders, i cannot delete either them or the folder they are in, as i get permission denied in the ftp software. Even if i chmod both the master folder, or the created folders eithin it to "normal", I cant delete them.

How should it be? 😕 😃

getDizzle

Apache is usually run by the another user on a unix based system. That user is typically called "nobody". When you create files and directories from php it is actually apache that is creating the folders as the user, "nobody". In order to remove/chmod them you will need to do so as either root on the server or through another php script, since again, the user nobody will be performing all the actions from the script.

In summation, on a php/unix platform you will need to do all file modifications from either a php script or from ftp/ssh. You can't really intermingle the too successfully unless you have root access. If you create files/dirs with php you must also modify/remove them with php unless you have root acess. I'm only 1/3rd the way through my coffee so hopefully that all made sense 🙂

itandme

and what do you mean by root acces?

thx

getDizzle

"root" is administrator on a unix system. It's basically the "God" of the server. If you are hosting with a virtual host then you probably don't have this access.

itandme

i am having a little problem here. i can create the folders, but not remove them. first i chmod it in php with:

chmod ("TESTING/", 777) or die(mysql_error());

and then i try tp delete them with
rmdir ("TESTING/");

But it say it cant delete the folder becouse its not empty. But is! It is empty! Its very empty!

😕

and then i try to delete the folder in ftp, but it´gives me "no permission"