On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 09:23 -0500, Shawn McKenzie wrote: > Michael A. Peters wrote: > > Morris wrote: > >> Hi all > >> Got a problem don't know how to get in really.. > >> > >> simple code: > >> <?php > >> > >> chmod("/aaa/bbb.php", 0777); > >> > >> ?> > >> > >> and I get a warning says "Operations not permitted in ....." > >> > >> Anyone met this before? I've done quite a lot reading on Google but > >> couldn't > >> get to it. > >> > >> THanks > >> > > > > Many servers do not allow the apache (or php) to change file permissions. > > Most likely the apache user doesn't own the file. You can't CHMOD a > file if you don't own it. > > -- > Thanks! > -Shawn > http://www.spidean.com > Well, technically speaking you can, if you are part of the same group and it has group permissions, or it has permissions allowing anyone to modify it :p Thanks Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php