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Old 01-14-2008, 01:29 PM   #1
Zeno McDohl
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Permission issues


I have this PHP code:
Code:
<?php
$filename = "configuration.php";
if (file_exists($filename)) {
    echo "The file $filename exists<br />";
} else {
    echo "The file $filename does not exist<br />";
}
        $perms = fileperms($filename);
echo "ENTERING 1<br />";
        if ($perms !== FALSE)
echo "IFCHECK 1<br />";
                if (@chmod($file, $perms ^ 0001)) {
echo "IFCHECK 2<br />";
                        @chmod($file, $perms);
                        return TRUE;
                } // if
           echo "FAILED";
        return FALSE;

?>
Generates this output:
Quote:
The file configuration.php exists
ENTERING 1
IFCHECK 1
FAILED
So chmod failed. But the user is able to chmod this file via SSH and FTP. Why is it failing here?

[EDIT] More tests:
Code:
<?php
$filename = "testconfig.php";
if (file_exists($filename)) {
    echo "The file $filename exists<br />";
} else {
    echo "The file $filename does not exist<br />";
}
        $perms = fileperms($filename);
echo "ENTERING 1<br />";
        if ($perms !== FALSE)
echo "IFCHECK 1<br />";
                //if (@chmod($file, $perms ^ 0001)) {
echo "IFCHECK 2<br />";
                        chmod($file, $perms);
                        return TRUE;
                //} // if
           echo "FAILED";
        return FALSE;
Quote:
The file testconfig.php exists
ENTERING 1
IFCHECK 1
IFCHECK 2

Warning: chmod() [function.chmod]: No such file or directory in /home/protect/public_html/data/test.php on line 14
Why is chmod not seeing the file?

Last edited by Zeno McDohl; 01-14-2008 at 02:18 PM.
 
Old 01-15-2008, 02:17 AM   #2
jazzgossen
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Originally Posted by Zeno McDohl View Post
So chmod failed. But the user is able to chmod this file via SSH and FTP. Why is it failing here?
Which user is able to chmod the file? The PHP code is probably not being run by an ordinary user. I think Apache (if that's your web server) runs as the "nobody" user per default. Try changing the User directive in Apache's config, or look at the suEXEC feature, if you want to allow changing such things via a web interface.
 
  


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