Help Needed- Php Mkdir()

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Apr 27 2005, 02:22 PM

My PHP script, running on astahost.com,
calls the PHP function mkdir() to create a new directory.

This works on my home development-server on Microsoft Windows with Apache.

This works on my home test-server on Linux Fedora with Apache.

This does NOT work on astahost.com: "Permission denied".

According to the CPanel File Manager, the properties of
the parent directory are: permissions 755:
User: Read-Write-Execute
Group: Read-Execute
World: Read-Execute

Any idea, administrators?

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overture

Apr 27 2005, 02:44 PM

it seems to be a CHMOD issue, is the parent directory the default (public_html) or one that you have made. you could always try setting the default dir to 777. or this could be a temporary problem as a result of the down time to astahost, as some of us did have problems logging in cpanel and the like.

what is the code you are using?

although it does seem most likely an issue with the CHMOD settings although 755 should allow creating of folders shouldn't it?

lets see what the mods or admins say. they are smarter than me lol.

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signatureimage

Apr 27 2005, 03:37 PM

Dear overture,

You asked for the code:

CODE

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Called by F_Create_Folder()
function F_Make_Folder($P_foldername)
    {
    if (file_exists('../'.$P_foldername))
{
return "OK";
}
    else
{
if ($rc = mkdir('../'.$P_foldername))
     {
     return "OK";
     }
else
     {
     return "KO";
     }
}
    }
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Note: the if ($rc = mkdir('../'.$P_foldername)) is not a comparison, it is an assignment, whose boolean value is tested.
Therefore, only one equal sign is used...

Dear overture,

Your suggestion to modify the permissions to 777 will temporarily be tried.

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marijnnn

Apr 28 2005, 06:48 PM

775 would be enough though.

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signatureimage

Apr 29 2005, 10:22 AM