chmod script

[KingPhoenix]

Hi all... im very new to the php coding world so any help is appreciated....

Im trying to chmod a file in a directory..... i found the chmod command and its usage over at php.net

and have come up with this script...

<?php
chmod ("testarea/test.txt", 0755);
?>

this is causing the following output

Warning: chmod(): Operation not permitted in /home/virtual/site5/fst/var/www/html/chmodtest.php on line 2

I saw a post here regarding permissions so changed the script to look like this

<?php
chown ("testarea/test.txt", nobody);
chmod ("testarea/test.txt", 0755);
?>

and the output from that was

Warning: chmod(): Operation not permitted in /home/virtual/site5/fst/var/www/html/chmodtest.php on line 2
Warning: chmod(): Operation not permitted in /home/virtual/site5/fst/var/www/html/chmodtest.php on line 3

Anyone able to help???

[ElRollo24]

You might have to chmod the directory.

[KingPhoenix]

It gives the same error message when i chmod the directory