Posted by kkadrese on 02/16/07 11:13

> > Hello group,
> >
> > I'm implementing file upload in webpage. And got stuck with file
> > permissions. An uploaded file gets 0600 and as such cannot be shown in
> > the webpage, as far as I understand it needs at least 0644.
> >
> > So I did a little investigation and found:
> > 1) the upload folder has 0755, set by hand.
> > 2) echo `umask` in the upload folder and actually in the higher levels
> > of the webserver folders gives 0022.
>
> Why use "echo"? you get the value by just using umask without arguments.

I tested it form my internet browser.


> > 3) a file created by fopen in php file called via webserver gets 0644,
> > in the upload folder.
> > 4) and, as already said, uploaded file gets 0600.
>
> from the php.ini:
>
> ; The file storage module creates files using mode 600 by default.
> ; You can change that by using

Nothing of the kind in my php.ini.


> > Where did that 0022 (Group,Other: Write) appear from? Is it right for
> > the webserver?
>
> The server/php don't regard the umask that the standard shell has.
> I do guess the easiest is to change the privilege bits from within php with
> chmod() or set another umask with umask().
>
> http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.chmod.php
> http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.umask.php

ok, it seems I should use chmod for each uploaded file. Currently it
works.
Thank you!

>
>
> --
>
> //Aho

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