serial port permission

[autumn]

Hello I'm using the following to read from the serial port, but I'm getting permission issues.

<?php 
`mode com1: BAUD=9600 PARITY=N data=8 stop=1`; 
$fp = fopen ("COM1:", "r+") 
or die("Can't Open Port"); 

?>

I get Warning: fopen(COM1🙂 [function.fopen]: failed to create stream: Permission denied

this is on apache/XP.

thanks
A

[sincontr77]

Did you solve the problem?
I have the same issue under Win98, but it works fine on Win2000.

Thanks,
Stefano