Well, apache use the "nobody:nobody" permission... ""Keith Spiller"" <larentium@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:d3e901c5c8a7$239a8530$6401a8c0@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Hi Jasper, > > When using my Php script, I don't see any error messages. > > I have logged in using SSH, but the directories created are > owned by 48 and not my ftp user and so I have to switch > to a super user to make any changes. > > Also, even though I use: > mkdir("$endpath", 0777); > The resulting directories end up as 755. > > Yeah I have a feeling that you are right, that apache on > my server does not have chown permissions. > > Thank you very mych for your help. > > > Keith > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jasper Bryant-Greene" <jasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 11:27 PM > Subject: Re: chown function > > > > Keith Spiller wrote: > >> I'm using: > >> > >> chown("$endpath", "admin"); > >> > >> to try to change the owner of directories after using mkdir() > >> to create them. It continues to fail on my remote Fedora server. > > > > With what error message? Have you tried logging in with SSH or similar and > > trying the same command? > > > > More than likely the user apache is running as doesn't have permissions to > > chown -- in fact I believe that in order to chown files one must be root > > (at least that's the way it seems to work on my system). > > > > You could use chmod instead to allow the "admin" user access to your > > files. > > > > -- > > Jasper Bryant-Greene > > Freelance web developer > > http://jasper.bryant-greene.name/ > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
