unable to create file!

ph8edsicness

Warning: unable to create file tmp/User because Permission denied in /usr/local/plesk/apache/vhosts/mysite.com/httpdocs/members.php on line 66

Here's the code line 66 is in. it's the section that saves the log-in info

/***** Save login info *****/
          $filename = "tmp/".$username;
          touch ($filename);

      setcookie("username", $_REQUEST["name"], time()+1200);

      /***** Now to redirect to secure.php page *****/
      echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;url=members2.php\">";
      echo $_COOKIE["username"].", welcome back! You will be transferred to the members page momentarily.";            
        @fclose($fp);
    }

Now I try to set the chmod with my ftp client to owner group and everyone to read and write or 666. However when I close the ftp session the folder reverts back to its previous state. Is there anyway around this?

Mordecai

Ask customer support of your host why the folders might not accept the chmod.

nemonoman

I'm not much of a unix geek, so this sort of thing confused me.

The user that made the directory can do a chmod (at least on my server).

Thus if I make a file with PHP I can only easily do a chmod using PHP. I can't change it using my FTP client.

If I make a file or directory using my FTP client, only tne can I do chmod using the FTP client.

PHP on my server appears to have root privileges, so I can change FTP'd files and directories using PHP.

Perhaps something in my experience will get you thinking about your situation.

ph8edsicness

I tried logging directly onto the unix server via telnet but telnet is something i know nothing about... I can logon and the screen sits there, i try entering the username and the domain name I want to logon to but it says 500, command not recognized... damnit it all to hell