Posted by eholz1 on 03/15/07 21:58

On Mar 15, 10:34 am, "Mathias K." <mformetalh...@yahoo.de> wrote:
> Am 15 Mar 2007 10:45:04 -0700 schrieb eholz1:
>
>
>
> > Hello PHP Group,
>
> > I am having trouble setting permissions correctly so that the
> > magickwand api (php 5.2) can read and
> > write images. I usually read a file from one directory, create a
> > magickwand resource from that file,
> > and transform the image, and save the new image with a new name to a
> > different directory.
>
> > I have seen that my file and folder permissions when set incorrectly,
> > will definitely cause problems!
> > Below is a copy of an error message I get when I try to read an image
> > and write, etc.
>
> > Fatal Error: magickreadimage(): C API cannot read the file
> > "/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/portfolios/25/coffeeandcars.JPG"
> > (reason: unable to open image `/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/portfolios/25/
> > coffeeandcars.JPG':
> > Permission denied) [on C source line 392] (# 256).
>
> > Error in line 58 of file '/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/portfolios/
> > thumbmaker.php'.
>
> > Script: '/portfolios/thumbmaker.php'.
>
> > I have tried setting the owner and group to apache.apache, and
> > apache.webdev (webdev is a group I created, where the apache user and
> > another user are a member). I am running the Apache web server as the
> > user "apache".
>
> > Any suggestions on the correct permissions to get the read and writes
> > to work??
>
> > thanks,
> > eholz1
>
> Hello!
>
> The problem probably lies in the actual permissions and not in who is the
> owner of the file. The user has to have writing access as for example: 755
> (owner has right to write and read, as well as execute, group and other can
> read and execute only). Note that some php functions need exec right to
> work properly.
>
> If you have set the right to 755 or 744 or whatever the owner of the file
> must be Apache. The user can have different names like www, wwwrun or as
> you said apache. If your script doesn't work a different user seems to run
> the scripts when you access them via HTTP.
>
> If you can't find the proper user to set as owner just assign 777 to the
> images folder so everyone can read and write. Of course the images have to
> have the same rights when they shall be overwritten at any time.
>
> ~ MK

Hello Mathias

Sie haben recht! Ich machen alles 0755 fur meine folders and files,
Alles in Ordnung jetz!
Ich bin dumm.

I am thinking setting 755 was too easy!
Live and learn,
fielen Danke!
Thanks,
eholz1

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