Or even set the parent dir to 777 and use php to create the uploads directory, then revert the parent directory permissions, that could work
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Olwen Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > Maybe you could run a script to change the permissions. It's worth > trying!! > > > Berend de Boer wrote: > >> "Super" == Super Steve <[email protected]> writes: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >> Super> I am finding that my PHP script can't write to the upload >> Super> directory to copy the uploaded files into it. If I change >> Super> the permissions on the upload directory to 777 (everyone >> Super> can do everything) then the PHP script can write to the >> Super> upload directory. But of course I don't really want to >> Super> allow everyone to write to the upload directory, >> Why not? As this is a "public" internet, it's basically what happens >> anyway. >> >> >> Super> I'd much rather have the permissions set to 775 to prevent >> Super> public from being able to write to the directory. >> >> >> Super> I am guessing that the reason I am seeing this behaviour is >> Super> because my PHP script is being run by Apache, and the >> Super> Apache username and group is set to "nobody". >> >> That's true. >> >> >> Super> What are your recommendations for setting permissions on a >> Super> directory so I can allow my PHP scripts (run by Apache) to >> Super> write to the directory but without resorting to setting the >> Super> permissions to 777 which allows anyone to write to the >> Super> directory? Should I be changing the owner or group on the >> Super> directory? If so what should I be changing it to and how >> Super> should I change this since I don't have telnet access? I >> Super> would still like to have full FTP access to the directory >> Super> as well. >> >> Best would be to change the upload directory to the Apache user, which >> you can't as you don't have root access. >> >> I.e. you want to have read/write for the Apache user. >> >> >> > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected]<nzphpug%[email protected]> > -- Stu Meads Web Application Developer http://www.dyndev.co.nz -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
