I recommend you to read about MS security model with IIS. It will explain for you what needs to be done in order to be able to do a write operation in a directory/file. E.i. not only file system permission is needed, but also write permission with IIS it self. And these permission must either be be set for the user as php runs as (usually the IIs users) or everybody - but you don't want to do the last thing. -----Original Message----- From: mayo To: David Tod Sigafoos; php-windows Sent: 2004-01-18 20:00 Subject: RE: chmod on win xp I must be missing something because right clicking on the file (in explorer) doesn't give me the option to change read - write - execute. All I get is Read-only and Hidden check boxes. And, they're not checked the check boxes are clear. I can do everything else I need to do, but I can't fopen. $fp = fopen($filename,"w") or die ("Couldn't open $filename!"); I get: Warning: fopen("abc.php","w") - Permission denied in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ ... I get the same error when I try to touch a file Warning: unable to create file abc.php because Permission denied in c:\inetpub\wwwroot ... The same file works on my ISP's server. thx, Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: David Tod Sigafoos [mailto:dsig@teleport.com] > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 4:59 AM > To: Gil > Subject: Re: chmod on win xp > > > You can set the rights on XP (or any windows os) from the Explorer > window. > > RightClick Start > Select Explorer > navigate to the directory you want with the file showing in the right > RightClick the file > Select Properties > select the 'rights' you want > > > Saturday, January 17, 2004, 8:55:58 PM, you wrote: > > m> so I would like to write to file on my local box. > > m> $fp = fopen($filename, "w"); > m> fwrite($fp, "whatever"); > > m> I get a permission error. > > > m> I've looked but I don't see how to chmod. > > m> It worked on my ISP after CHMOD so it's not the code. > > m> using: windows xp and iis 5 > > m> -- gil > > > > > -- > DSig ````` > David Tod Sigafoos ( O O ) > _______oOOo__( )__oOOo_______ > > Using 'The Bat' 2.02.3 CE > Using 'OS' Windows XP Service Pack 1 > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php