Hi, Ashley: I tried to find your corrected errors, but I cannot seem to find it. Have you sent me an empty reply message by mistake? Alice> Subject: RE: PHP unlink Permission Error> From: ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: ajwei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:09:44 +0000> > On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 09:50 -0500, Alice Wei wrote:> > Hi, Ashley:> > > > I thought about it and edited my script to check what permission I> > had, and it appears I do have the permission rights, and it actually> > changed to 0777. Here is the code:> > > > <?php> > > > ini_set('display_errors', 1); > > error_reporting(E_ALL);> > $curDir = getcwd();> > chmod($curDir,0777) or die ("Failed to change permission");> > echo substr(sprintf('%o', fileperms($curDir)), -4); > > unlink("testFile.txt");> > echo unlink("testFile.txt"); > > > > ?> > > > > The output:> > > > 0777> > Warning: unlink(testFile.txt) [function.unlink]: Permission denied in> > C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\project\file_write.php on line 10> > > > Warning: unlink(testFile.txt) [function.unlink]: Permission denied in> > C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\project\file_write.php n line 11> > > > If this is the case, how come I don't have the permissions to delete> > the file?> > Thanks again.> > > > Alice> > > > > > > Subject: Re: PHP unlink Permission Error> > > From: ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: ajwei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > CC: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:53:32 +0000> > > > > > On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 09:42 -0500, Alice Wei wrote:> > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I have a snippet of code as follows:> > > > > > > > <?php> > > > > > > > ini_set('display_errors', 1); error_reporting(E_ALL);> > > > $curDir = getcwd();> > > > echo $curDir;> > > > chmod($curDir,0777);> > > > unlink("testFile.txt");> > > > echo unlink("testFile.txt"); > > > > chmod ($curDir,0755);> > > > ?> > > > > > > > > The problem is that I do not seem to have the correct permissions,> > even though I seem to have changed the permissions of the folder to> > 777 already upon the file deletion time. This is the output I got:> > > > > > > > C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\projectWarning: unlink(testFile.txt)> > [function.unlink]: Permission denied in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\project> > \file_write.php on line 9Warning: unlink(testFile.txt)> > [function.unlink]: Permission denied in C:\Inetpub\wwwrootproject> > \file_write.php on line 10> > > > > > > > Could anyone give me some tips on how to resolve this error?> > Thanks in advance.> > > > > > > > Alice> > > > _________________________________________________________________> > > > All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day> > trial!> > > > http://www.windowsonecare.com/purchase/trial.aspx?sc_cid=wl_wlmail> > > > > > You're using chmod to modify the permissions of the directory, but> > do> > > you actually have permissions to modify the permissions? If not, the> > > chmod will fail without giving an error, and then your unlink will> > fail> > > with an error.> > > > > > > > > Ash> > > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk> > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________> > Search from any Web page with powerful protection. Get the FREE> > Windows Live Toolbar Today! Try it now!> Hmm, is the current working directory the same as the one in which the> file is in? I know it seems like a silly question, but it's often the> silly ones that cause the most trouble!> > > Ash> www.ashleysheridan.co.uk> _________________________________________________________________ Use Messenger to talk to your IM friends, even those on Yahoo! http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=7adb59de-a857-45ba-81cc-685ee3e858fe