unlink & permissions problem

[sig]

I am using the xampp package for mysql and Php on my laptop running windows Vista. I want to allow agencies to create folders and up load pictures to different folders. This is working fine. I also want them to be able to delete folders and pictures. This doesn't work. Every time I try to unlink the specific photos I get
a permission denied error for each unlink attempt.

here are the essentials of my code:

//the folder path:
$folderpath="C:/Program Files/xampp/htdocs/XYproject/uploads/".$agencyusername."".$prog_rec_num."/";
opendir($folderpath);
//the folder
$folder=$agencyusername.''.$prog_rec_num;

//I retrieve the photo file names from the data base and set up the paths
$path1=$folderpath.$photo1;
$path2=$folderpath.$photo2;
$path3=$folderpath.$photo3;
$path4=$folderpath.$photo4;

//I open the files
$hd5=fopen($path1,'w+');
$hd6=fopen($path2,'w+');
$hd7=fopen($path3,'w+');
$hd8=fopen($path4,'w+');

//finally I try to unlink them
$filearray=glob("$folderpath*");
foreach($filearray as $file)
{
unlink($file);
}

I would appreciate anyone's comments,hunches or wild guesses as to a
solution.
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[rsmith]

You need to give the apache service rights to do modify the contents of a directory.

[sig]

Can you point me in the direction of how I do that?
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[sig]

I am running the xampp,Vista package with the problem that I get a 'denial of
permission' on each attempted unlink function. You suggested I 'give
apache service rights...' I don't understand. I guessed at what you meant and
set up an account on Vista with admin rights called "apache". But this didn't
solve it. Could you clarify, please.

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[bradgrafelman]

You say you created a new admin account for Apache, but did you actually configure the Apache service to use this new user account instead of the built-in service account (not sure how to do this in Vista; in XP, it can be done in Administrative Tools -> Services)?

[sig]

No,I did not config. Apache to use this account vs. the build-in default.
Can you suggest how I do that?
😕
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[bradgrafelman]

As I said, I don't use Vista so I can't tell you for sure if it's the same as Windows XP or not; you'll have to Google or hope someone here is familiar with how to change what user account a service in Vista uses.

[bpat1434]

You need to right click on the main htdocs folder (or whatever your document root is) and add the user Apache is running as to the permissions.

The unlink command might also have an issue that if you're opening some files in folders, and not closing them prior to trying to delete them. Can't delete an open file in Windows 😉

You could also open services.msc and edit the Apache2 service (or XAMPP service) and run it as a specific user in the properties. You just need to make sure you run it as a real user.