Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 04/18/06 02:29

frizzle wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
>>frizzle wrote:
>>
>>>Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>frizzle wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I asked my webhost, but they told me uploading
>>>>>a folder and having it running uploads etc. is not
>>>>>possible on Linux by default. Folders should be
>>>>>chmod 777 or chmod 755.
>>>>>
>>>>>Frizzle.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yes and no. It depends on how they have their folders configured.
>>>>
>>>>However, obviously they have it configured so you can't do it. But you should
>>>>still be able to create the folder in PHP from a web page (so it's running as
>>>>the Apache user) and upload to it. The folder should then have the Apache user
>>>>as the owner.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>==================
>>>>Remove the "x" from my email address
>>>>Jerry Stuckle
>>>>JDS Computer Training Corp.
>>>>jstucklex@attglobal.net
>>>>==================
>>>
>>>
>>>AFAIK the script below should be able to create dirs then
>>>but i get the following error:
>>>
>>>Warning: mkdir(testdir): Permission denied in
>>>/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/host.com/httpdocs/test/mkdir.php on line 5
>>>
>>>Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by
>>>(output started at
>>>/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/host.com/httpdocs/test/mkdir.php:5) in
>>>/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/host.com/httpdocs/test/mkdir.php on line 6
>>>
>>>Frizzle.
>>>
>>>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>
>>><?php
>>>
>>> if(isset( $_POST['dir'] ))
>>> {
>>> mkdir( $_POST['dir'], 0755 );
>>> header('Location: '.$PHP_SELF);
>>> };
>>>
>>>
>>>?><form action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF; ?>" method="post"
>>>name="mkdirtest" target="_top" id="mkdirtest">
>>> <label for="dir">dir</label>
>>> <input type="text" name="dir" id="dir"<?php echo isset( $_POST['dir']
>>>) ? ' value="'.$_POST['dir'].'"' : '' ?>>
>>> <label for="Submit"></label>
>>> <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="mkdir!" id="Submit">
>>></form><?php
>>>
>>>$handle = opendir('.');
>>>
>>>while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
>>> if ($file != "." && $file != ".." ) {
>>> echo $file.'<br>';
>>> };
>>>};
>>>
>>>closedir( $handle );
>>>
>>>?>
>>>
>>What happens if you leave off the 0755? That may be restricted in your
>>location. Just try it with the default.
>>
>>If it still doesn't work, looks like it's time to find another host. This one
>>has too many restrictions.
>>
>>
>>--
>>==================
>>Remove the "x" from my email address
>>Jerry Stuckle
>>JDS Computer Training Corp.
>>jstucklex@attglobal.net
>>==================
>
>
> Hmm, that's really crap. 755 does nothing more, and changing hosts
> isn't really an option. ... :(
>
> Frizzle.
>

But unfortunately, it looks like your host has too many things locked down for
you to be able to upload files through the website.

I can partially understand their reasoning in a shared environment. But at the
same time, other hosting companies can do it. So why can't they?


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jstucklex@attglobal.net
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