script creates root files

[Anon]

i have a php script, which is suppose to create a directory, and copy some files into it.
the problem is, the directory which i've created belongs to root! i know it's suppose to belong to nobody, not somehow it is owned by root. as such i cannot make any more changes to the directory unless i chown it.

the problem is, php is running as a module under apache, and apache is running as nobody. there is the nobody line in the httpd.conf file, and there is a user called nobody in /etc/passwd.

does any one know of any reason why my script is still creating files and directories under root?

thanks

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The only way a script can create files and folders as ROOT is when the script itself is running as root...

[renjin]

how do i change it to run as nobody?
my apache is already running as nobody. and my php is a module in apache....

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If apache is not running as root it can't create root files unless there is something like SUDO running. But if you knew SUDO you wouldn't be asking this question :-)