PHP renaming folder problem
 

I'm trying to rename a folder from a php file and it's giving me an error. I'm getting a 'Permission Denied' error, but the folder chmod is 777 so I don't understand why I'm getting this error.

is it outside of the script parent directory?

the script doesnt have permissions for the folder, you'll have to chown it to a different owner with the correct delete privileges.

Yes the script is in '/includes/cron' and the folder name I want to change is just in /. I'm using full paths to the folders though.

It's also sort of disturbing that you advertise PHP coding, and wouldn't know something trivial like file permissions.

I understand file permissions. The permissions to the folder are 777 so others should be able to execute stuff on the folder.

are you in safe mode?

Yes, but there is also an OWNER of the file/folder, you fucking boob. There is a different between chroot and chown. If it's in /includes/cron then it is is most likely owned by the root user. A simple 'ls -l' will show the owner. And your script isnt being executed by the root user unless you're executing it from the command line.

Well then how do I get around that so I can have it executed from the web?

http://www.php.net
http://www.google.com

The interwebz is for porn.

Thanks, I didn't think of those sites before I wasted time posting on a forum. Who would have thought those sites would have helped?

Well now that you know what your problem is, maybe they will help. Merry XMAS.

Who cares who owns it, when its 777 its world writable
the problem is php security can not write outside its root in safe mode

When safe_mode is on, PHP checks to see if the owner of the current script matches the owner of the file to be operated on by a file function or its directory. So yes, the owner of the file matters.

Safe mode is off for this domain

su_exec? come on man, fill us in on required details and then the answer will present itself

check for openbasedir restrictions? the user that owns it wouldn't matter, as if its chmodded to 0777 it's world writable anyways.

How are you trying to rename it? exec('mv source target') or what?

I imagine he is unsing rename()
maybe he can't rename it because he is in it? :)

I had a similar problem and it was my dumb host.... change it to 755 and try it.

It worked for me and they said it was some security shit that wouldnt let 777 work.

you can try set file privilege for web..

chown www 'filename'

:2 cents: Yikes.

Uhm, could be some sort of suexec thing which i asked about above, but don't sound right. i could see an error trying to access contents, but not rename..

He isnt providing system info, so no sense wasting brains over this one...