Re: [PHP] mkdir and directory permissions
On Friday 25 October 2002 06:51, Matias Silva wrote: Hi-ya all, here's a quickie... In my script I create a directory (mysql.backup.timestamp/) within a directory called backup/. I use the function mkdir(mysql.backup.timestamp, 0777); and it shows the permissions as after the function executes: drx--t 2 nobodydaemon1024 Oct 24 15:16 mysql.backup.October-24-2002-1516 Where's the permissions (drx--t 2 nobody daemon) coming from? Is it the php.ini, apache conf or the operating system? The permissions (rx--t) is coming from your mode setting in your mkdir() function AND from the system setting umask -- see manual - umask() and check out user comments as well. I would like to set the owner to root and the group to nc. How can this be achieved by the php script? Or do I have set this up in the other environments (OS or Apache)? You can't. The user:group comes from the user running the webserver, which in your case is nobody:daemon. Only root can the the user:group ownership of files and directories. So unless your webserver is running as root you cannot use chown()/chgrp(). -- Jason Wong - Gremlins Associates - www.gremlins.com.hk Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design Hosting * Internet Intranet Applications Development * /* After years of research, scientists recently reported that there is, indeed, arroz in Spanish Harlem. */ -- Jason Wong - Gremlins Associates - www.gremlins.com.hk Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design Hosting * Internet Intranet Applications Development * /* Richard B. Johnson wrote: It's a tomorrow thing. Ten hours it too long to stare at a screen. Sissy! - Jens Axboe on linux-kernel */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] mkdir and directory permissions
Actualy, you can use chgrp(), but apache must be a member of the group you are changing to. Jason Wong wrote: On Friday 25 October 2002 06:51, Matias Silva wrote: Hi-ya all, here's a quickie... In my script I create a directory (mysql.backup.timestamp/) within a directory called backup/. I use the function mkdir(mysql.backup.timestamp, 0777); and it shows the permissions as after the function executes: drx--t 2 nobodydaemon1024 Oct 24 15:16 mysql.backup.October-24-2002-1516 Where's the permissions (drx--t 2 nobody daemon) coming from? Is it the php.ini, apache conf or the operating system? The permissions (rx--t) is coming from your mode setting in your mkdir() function AND from the system setting umask -- see manual - umask() and check out user comments as well. I would like to set the owner to root and the group to nc. How can this be achieved by the php script? Or do I have set this up in the other environments (OS or Apache)? You can't. The user:group comes from the user running the webserver, which in your case is nobody:daemon. Only root can the the user:group ownership of files and directories. So unless your webserver is running as root you cannot use chown()/chgrp(). -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] mkdir and directory permissions
Hi Jason, I have a follow-up question about mkdir. If the files created by mkdir are owned by 'nobody', does that create a security risk for those files? If so, how does one get around accepting files via an upload form that are assigned to a user other than 'nobody'? Monty -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] mkdir and directory permissions
Hello, Just a few comments... And no, I'm not Jason :) Monty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jason, I have a follow-up question about mkdir. If the files created by mkdir are owned by 'nobody', does that create a security risk for those files? No, not really. If so, how does one get around accepting files via an upload form that are assigned to a user other than 'nobody'? Perhaps, you can check this: (Also see: User Contributed Notes) http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.chown.php - E -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] mkdir and directory permissions
Hi-ya all, here's a quickie... In my script I create a directory (mysql.backup.timestamp/) within a directory called backup/. I use the function mkdir(mysql.backup.timestamp, 0777); and it shows the permissions as after the function executes: drx--t 2 nobodydaemon1024 Oct 24 15:16 mysql.backup.October-24-2002-1516 Where's the permissions (drx--t 2 nobody daemon) coming from? Is it the php.ini, apache conf or the operating system? I would like to set the owner to root and the group to nc. How can this be achieved by the php script? Or do I have set this up in the other environments (OS or Apache)? Cheers! -Matias -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
