Hello steve,

Wednesday, October 5, 2005, 9:24:54 AM, you wrote:

sm> Hi all.

sm> I have several websites that have php upload scripts to allow a client
sm> to update photos on their sites. I upload the images, then copy them to
sm> appropriate directories from where they are served. I seem to have to 
sm> set the permissions on these directories to 777 in order to get the 
sm> images copies into them, but this exposes them to the outside world and
sm> creates a security problem. I have tried changing permissions to 766, 
sm> but the uploads don't work.

sm> I sure could use some guidance on what permissions to use, or how to 
sm> get this secure and working.

Just a couple of quick thoughts?

What(who) are owner and group? Does group match who the web server
runs as?

HTH --  
Patrick G.


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