CHMOD Directory probs

[ph8edsicness]

Okay, I have a directory that needs to be able to be written and read named "tmp" On my ftp client I can change the attributes by using the CHMOD command and set it to owner group and everyone to read and write... or 666. However when I close the client the directory resets to its previous state. Is there a way to CHMOD the directory when the php page is loaded so that it's the first thing the script takes care of and thus making the directory accessible?

[pyfsapple]

No, as the owner of the directory is you but not apache (if it is apache web server), PHP has no right to chmod.

I have a question to you:
Were you successfully chmod the directory through ftp?

I am wonder if the (ftp) server can automatically chmod back after you break the ftp connection.

The most possible thing is that chmod is not permitted to execute by at least any ftp users.

[thessoro]

ask to the administrator of the hosting-site your page is hosted. In some of these services they have to chmod manually the files directly from the server.
Might it be a problem of your ftp client? does it actually chmod the directory?
You can also try writting "quote chmod ..." some ftp servers could fall in this trick.