access apache chmode authorization

[michalopek100]

Do you know how to make user authorization to special folders with chmode 777 via http.

I want this chmode (777) to be restricted only for these users with authorization but for all other there would be only read permission....

is this possible?

[bubblenut]

I think apache runs under the user nobody group nobody. So basically any chmod commands you do must be executable by this user. Easy way around this is to chown all files which you want apache to be able to chmod to nobody:nobody.
You should then be able to simply run a chmod through exec like so

<?php
if($user=='secured') {
  exec('chmod 777 '.$file);
}
?>

HTH
Bubble