You could chnage the permissions when you want to write something then change it back when your done. Thats what i do.
/ Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Goodie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dan Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 6:17 AM Subject: RE: [PHP] Uploading Files Via PHP > A world writeable directory is a security risk. Why not just fix the > owner/group and only give the permissions needed, 775 at most. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Rossi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 1:45 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PHP] Uploading Files Via PHP > > > did u even read it ? chmod 777 + owned by httpd > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Wong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 9:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] Uploading Files Via PHP > > > On Thursday 27 March 2003 18:25, Marek Kilimajer wrote: > > not necesserily both, either of them is enought: > > Not quite true :) > > If owned by 'httpd' then 'httpd' still needs write permission (o+w). > > > drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 188416 Mar 27 11:23 /tmp > > or > > drwx------ 2 apache apache 188416 Mar 27 11:23 > > /var/www/uploads > > > > daniel wrote: > > >possibly a permissions problem , dir needs to be 777 and owned by httpd > > -- > Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz > Open Source Software Systems Integrators > * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * > ------------------------------------------ > Search the list archives before you post > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general > ------------------------------------------ > /* > In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of > the matter about which he is to speak? > -- Plato > */ > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php