Hey! That worked! Turns out, the folder needs exec perms to read the files. Thanks! On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Micah Gersten <micah@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > What are the permssions of /var/log and /var/log/httpd? > > Thank you, > Micah Gersten > onShore Networks > Internal Developer > http://www.onshore.com > > > > sean greenslade wrote: > > Yeah, but it wouldn't read access_log.tmp, which wasn't being written to > at > > the time of loading. I think the whole logs folder is restricted from php > > access. > > > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Ashley Sheridan > > <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > > > >> The log file was in the process of being written to as you were trying > to > >> read it. It's a bit like trying to look at a quark. By doing so, you've > >> already affected its position. Although, unlike a quark, you can create > a > >> copy of the log file ;) > >> > >> Ash > >> www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > >> > >> > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> From: "sean greenslade" <zootboysean@xxxxxxxxx> > >> To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:04:07 -0400 > >> Subject: Re: Fwd: php not reading file properly > >> Yeah, I tried changing the perms, and that didn't work. I originally > made > >> the cron job put the temp copy in the same logs folder, but it refused > to > >> open that. I changed it to put the temp copy in the web folder, and it > can > >> read that. I think apache and/or php may have certain restrictions that > >> keep > >> them from accessing important system folders. > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 3:09 AM, Ashley Sheridan > >> <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> > >> > >>> You can change the permissions on the file, which I believe you said > you > >>> did. If that didn't work, it must be because you are trying to read > from > >>> the file at the very same instant that Apache is writing to it logging > >>> that you are trying to access it, if that makes sense? > >>> > >>> Ash > >>> www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > >>> > >>> > >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>> From: "sean greenslade" <zootboysean@xxxxxxxxx> > >>> To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:31:47 -0400 > >>> Subject: Re: Fwd: php not reading file properly > >>> So I made a cron jop to copy the log to the web folder every 5 minutes. > >>> That > >>> worked fine. It seems that php can't read the /var/log/httpd folder > >>> > >> without > >> > >>> root perms. > >>> > >>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Ashley Sheridan > >>> <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Yeah, Apache is still running, but it is the access log you are trying > >>>> to read, at the same time that you are Apache is being accessed. > >>>> Accessing the log from the terminal will be fine while Apache is > >>>> running, as it is unlikely it is being accessed at the very same > >>>> instant. Are you able to access other files? Also, have you tried > >>>> copying the file to another temporary version from within PHP an > >>>> accessing that? If that doesn't work, try executing a Bash script that > >>>> copies it someplace. Make sure to run the script in the background, > and > >>>> maybe add a sleep period to it so that it doesn't interfere with > Apache > >>>> accessing things. > >>>> > >>>> Ash > >>>> www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>>> From: "sean greenslade" <zootboysean@xxxxxxxxx> > >>>> To: "Micah Gersten" <micah@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:41:54 -0400 > >>>> Subject: Re: Fwd: php not reading file properly > >>>> Ashley Sheridan wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> As it's the Apache access log that you are trying to read in, are you > >>>>> > >>> sure > >>> > >>>> that Apache is >not in the process of writing to it as you are > >>>> attempting to read from it? That might explain >why it seems to be > >>>> > >>> empty, > >>> > >>>> although I would have thought it would just append the data to >the > end > >>>> > >>> of > >>> > >>>> the file, rather than rewriting the whole thing. > >>>> > >>>> I dunno. Like I said, I can read it thru the terminal. Apache is still > >>>> running then. > >>>> > >>>> As for Micah's response, that function won't work either. > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 7:34 PM, Micah Gersten <micah@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>>> If the directory above it doesn't have execute privileges, it won't > >>>>> > >> be > >> > >>>>> able to read it either. > >>>>> Also, why not use the PHP5 function file_get_contents()? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thank you, > >>>>> Micah Gersten > >>>>> onShore Networks > >>>>> Internal Developer > >>>>> http://www.onshore.com > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> sean greenslade wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks for the advice. I changed the perms to 777 and changed the > >>>>>> > >>> user > >>> > >>>>> and > >>>>> > >>>>>> group to apache, but it still won't open. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Robbert van Andel < > >>>>>> > >>>>> swimmer1974@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Does the user your PHP instance runs as have access to the file? > >>>>>>> > >>> It's > >>> > >>>>>>> possible that it runs under a different users depending on if > >>>>>>> > >> you're > >> > >>>>> running > >>>>> > >>>>>>> the script on the terminal or in a web browser. The function > >>>>>>> > >> fopen > >> > >>>> will > >>>> > >>>>>>> return false if the file fails to open. Find out if $fh is equal > >>>>>>> > >> to > >> > >>>>> false. > >>>>> > >>>>>>> While you're debugging, you might consider changing the display > >>>>>>> > >>> errors > >>> > >>>>>>> setting to see what warning fopen generates if the file fails to > >>>>>>> > >>> open. > >>> > >>>>> From > >>>>> > >>>>>>> http://us.php.net/fopen > >>>>>>> Errors/Exceptions > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> If the open fails, the function an error of level *E_WARNING* is > >>>>>>> generated. You may use @< > >>>>>>> > >>>>> http://us.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.errorcontrol.php>to > >>>>> suppress this warning. > >>>>> > >>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 12:15 PM, sean greenslade < > >>>>>>> > >>>>> zootboysean@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I have this snippet of code that is supposed to read the apache > >>>>>>>> > >>>> access > >>>> > >>>>> log > >>>>> > >>>>>>>> and display it: > >>>>>>>> <?php > >>>>>>>> $myFile = "/var/log/httpd/access_log"; > >>>>>>>> $fh = fopen($myFile, 'r'); > >>>>>>>> $theData = fread($fh, filesize($myFile)); > >>>>>>>> fclose($fh); > >>>>>>>> echo > >>>>>>>> "This weeks apache log (clears every sunday morning):". > >>>>>>>> substr($theData,0,2000); > >>>>>>>> ?> > >>>>>>>> For some reason, it displays the logs when I run the php file > >>>>>>>> > >> thru > >> > >>>>>>>> terminal: > >>>>>>>> php -f /web/apache.php > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> but not when I access it thru the web. when I browse to it, it > >>>>>>>> > >> just > >> > >>>>>>>> displays > >>>>>>>> the static text ("This weeks apache log (clears every sunday > >>>>>>>> > >>>>> morning):"), > >>>>> > >>>>>>>> not the log text. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Very confused, > >>>>>>>> zootboy > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Feh. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> Feh. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> -- > >> Feh. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- Feh.
