CHMOD problem

[porto2001]

I need to change the the permissions of a directory in my ftp server. I use:

$directory = "../pagescsd";
chmod ($directory, 0777);

Warning: chmod failed: Operation not permitted in ...

I read some information about this problem, the web server typically runs as a low access account, such as "nobody" on Unix, but i need to know if there is any change to go around it.

Thanks...

 

[sleipnir214]

Who owns the directory? Unless the file is owned by the user as which PHP runs, or unless the file is owned by a group of which PHP's user is a member, you can't change the permissions on the file.

As a general rule, too, you should not grant world write privileges to anything. Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

TANSTAAFL!

 

[porto2001]

I know that i should't grant write privileges, but i need to upload a file to a directory, and my goal is to give privilege to upload the file and then take it away.

And i think the only way i can resolve is to create a connection to the ftp, change de permissions and then disconnect. I think is the only way.